US Congress House Bill 3866 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on July 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-14 - 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]

Provides a presumption of service-connection for hearing-related issues in certain veterans for purposes of wartime disability compensation. 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. Per the bill, certain veterans with diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both shall be presumed to have incurred or aggravated such conditions during active military, naval, or air service. applies to veterans who (1) served in combat, or (2) were assigned to a military occupational specialty that likely exposed them to a sufficiently high level of acoustic trauma. The bill also requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to adjust the schedule of rating disabilities to establish a minimum disability rating for a veteran who requires a hearing aid because of a service-connected disability.

Hear our Heroes Act of 2019

Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2019-07-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-07-19	House	Introduced in House

SB2810 (Related) 2019-11-20 - Star Print ordered on the bill.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3866/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3866/BILLS-116hr3866ih.pdf