US Congress Senate Bill 1024 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires hospital care and medical services to be furnished to veterans and reservists who were exposed to volatile organic compounds, including trichloroethylene and benzene, while serving at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan. Family members of veterans and reservists who resided at Wurtsmith Air Force Base are also eligible for hospital care and medical services under this bill. The bill also provides a presumption of service connection for veterans and reservists who were exposed to volatile organic compounds while serving at Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Under a presumption of service connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

Care for Veterans Act of 2019

Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-03	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB5682 (Same As) 2020-02-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1024/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1024/BILLS-116s1024is.pdf