3.0.0 2102 2022-11-01T19:02:19Z 2022-11-01T19:02:19Z House HR 2019-04-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 59 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KILDEE:H.R. 2102.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3101]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-29T17:20:32Z hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-29T17:20:22Z Referred to 2019-04-04T13:03:30Z VET PFAS Act 116 1023 S 2019-04-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Protecting Firefighters from PFAS Act 116 7687 HR 2020-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2019-04-29 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-04-29 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-04-04 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-04-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 N D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2019-04-04 True S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2019-04-04 True L000592 Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] Andy Levin D MI 9 2019-04-04 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2019-04-04 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-04-04 True D000630 Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] Antonio Delgado D NY 19 2019-04-04 True T000484 Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] Xochitl Torres Small D NM 2 2019-04-04 True P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2019-04-04 True B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 2019-04-04 True M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2019-04-04 True D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 2019-04-04 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-04-04 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-04-04 True L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2019-04-04 True S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2019-04-04 True T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 2019-04-04 True K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2019-04-04 True L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2019-06-03 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2019-06-13 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-10-15 False C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2019-10-18 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2020-01-14 False Armed Forces and National Security Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Digestive and metabolic diseases Disability and paralysis Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Hospital care Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-04-04 Introduced in House 2020-02-14T15:03:45Z Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act or VET PFAS Act

This bill requires hospital care and medical services to be furnished for specified conditions to veterans and reservists who were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS) while serving on military installations. Family members of veterans and reservists who resided at these military installations are also eligible for hospital care and medical services under this bill.

The bill also provides a presumption of service connection for veterans and reservists who were exposed to such substances. Under a presumption of service connection, specific conditions diagnosed in veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

]]> VET PFAS Act Display Title VET PFAS Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which the veterans and dependents were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for certain veterans who were stationed at military installations at which the veterans were exposed to such substances, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced VET PFAS Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2102ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2102ih.xml 2019-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.