US Congress House Bill 5637 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-13)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-07 - 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]

Establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified diseases becoming manifest in certain veterans to a degree of disability of 10% or more within 15 years of the veteran's separation from active military, naval, or air service. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases or disabilities 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. Veterans addressed by this bill are those who (1) trained in fire suppression, and (2) served on active duty in a military occupational specialty or career field with a primary responsibility of firefighting or damage control for at least five years in the aggregate.

Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act

Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]
Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]
Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]
Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2020-01-30	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H740)
2020-01-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-01-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5637/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5637/BILLS-116hr5637ih.pdf