US Congress House Bill 8484 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to get a medical opinion to determine if a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of death in situations where the death certificate of a veteran with a service-connected disability who has filed a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (1) identifies COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) as the principal or contributory cause of death, and (2) does not clearly identify the service-connected disability as the principal or contributory cause of death.

Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2020

Rep. Warren Davidson [R-OH]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-10-01	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8484/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8484/BILLS-116hr8484ih.pdf