3.0.0 3794 2023-01-11T20:24:15Z 2023-01-11T20:24:15Z House H HR 2007-10-10 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-02T14:29:57Z Referred to 2007-10-10T14:08:05Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2007-10-15T13:56:18Z Referred to 2007-10-10T14:08:10Z 2007-11-02 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Committee 2007-10-15 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2007-10-10 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2007-10-10 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-10 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-10-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2120) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 N Armed Forces and National Security Claims Disabled Environmental Protection Families Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Ionizing radiation Labor and Employment Nuclear weapons Public records Radiation victims Radioactive pollution Social Welfare Social security numbers Survivors' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-10-10 Introduced in House 2008-03-07T18:10:44Z Recognition of Forgotten Atomic Veterans and their Surviving Spouses Act of 2007 - Directs the Attorney General (AG) to: (1) obtain from files of the Operations Office of the Department of Energy in Nevada records showing the identity of all atomic veterans (those exposed to ionizing radiation or fallout from the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device); (2) locate such veterans; and (3) advise them of the provisions of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, including the right to file a claim thereunder. Directs the AG, with respect to each identified veteran who is deceased, to locate and advise his or her surviving spouse of such Act and their right to file a claim.

Directs the AG to assist each such veteran or surviving spouse in filing such a claim.

Expands the number of diseases considered service-connected when appearing in radiation-exposed veterans.

]]> Recognition of Forgotten Atomic Veterans and their Surviving Spouses Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To improve the availability of benefits for veterans and the surviving spouses of veterans who were exposed while in military service to ionizing radiation, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Recognition of Forgotten Atomic Veterans and their Surviving Spouses Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Recognition of Forgotten Atomic Veterans and their Surviving Spouses Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-10-10T04:00:00Z 2007-11-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.