US SB283 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Title
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB632 (Same As) 2017-02-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
SB2821 (Related) 2018-05-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB2821 (Related) 2018-05-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Cancer
Marshall Islands
Nuclear weapons
Radiation
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Cancer
Marshall Islands
Nuclear weapons
Radiation
Veterans' pensions and compensation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/283/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s283/BILLS-115s283is.pdf |
