US HB5739 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 30 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]
Status: Introduced on January 30 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]
Summary
Establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for a veteran's injury or illness associated with a blast exposure during active military, naval, or air service in spite of there being no record of the injury or illness during a period of 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.
Title
Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. John Katko [R-NY] | Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] |
Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS] | Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] | Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ] | Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ] |
Rep. Peter King [R-NY] | Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL] | Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] |
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] |
Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] | Rep. Don Young [R-AK] | Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ] |
Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL] | Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI] | Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO] | Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL] |
Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] | Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] |
Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ] | Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ] | Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN] | Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-02-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
2020-01-30 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2020-01-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5739/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5739/BILLS-116hr5739ih.pdf |