US Congress House Bill 1713 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 76-21)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides a presumption of service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents to veterans who served on (1) Guam or American Samoa, or in the territorial waters thereof between January 9, 1962, and July 31, 1980; or (2) Johnston Atoll or a ship that went to Johnston Atoll between January 1, 1972, and September 30, 1977. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases 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. Additionally, the bill expands eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans with a disability associated with exposure to certain herbicides during specified times of military service on Guam, American Samoa, or Johnston Atoll.

Lonnie Kilpatrick Central Pacific Relief Act

Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]
Rep. Steve King [R-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-03-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1713/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1713/BILLS-116hr1713ih.pdf