US HB4574 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-5)
Status: Introduced on September 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-14 - 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]
Status: Introduced on September 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-14 - 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]
Summary
Provides a presumption of service connection to burn pit-exposed veterans for certain diseases. 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. A burn pit-exposed veteran is a veteran who was supporting a contingency operation on or after January 1, 1990, and was stationed at a location where an open burn pit (an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) was used.
Title
Veterans’ Right to Breathe Act
Sponsors
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA] | Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX] | Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL] | Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY] |
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN] |
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] | Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ] | Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] |
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA] |
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN] | Rep. David Trone [D-MD] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD] |
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX] | Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] |
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] | Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE] | Rep. Don Young [R-AK] | Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD] |
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2019-10-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
2019-09-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2019-09-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Air quality
Armed forces and national security
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Conflicts and wars
Fires
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Solid waste and recycling
Veterans' medical care
Armed forces and national security
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Conflicts and wars
Fires
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Solid waste and recycling
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4574/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4574/BILLS-116hr4574ih.pdf |