US HB1428 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 64-22)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Adds Parkinson's disease (manifested to a degree of disability of 10% or more) to the list of diseases presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by military service in Vietnam (and therefore compensable under veterans' disability compensation), notwithstanding that there is no evidence of the disease during the period of service, provided a veteran served between specified dates and was exposed to a herbicide used in military operations during that period.

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Title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease.

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Anh Cao [R-LA]Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]Rep. John Carter [R-TX]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Geoff Davis [R-KY]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]Rep. Chet Edwards [D-TX]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]Rep. Parker Griffith [R-AL]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. John Hall [D-NY]Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Betsy Markey [D-CO]
Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]Rep. Harry Mitchell [D-AZ]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. James Moran [D-VA]Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Thomas Perriello [D-VA]Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]Rep. David Roe [R-TN]Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

History

DateChamberAction
2009-03-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2009-03-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Same As/Similar To

SB1752 (Same As) 2009-10-21 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

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