3.0.0 8484 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z House HR 2020-10-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio:H.R. 8484.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8,. Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution states that ``Congress shall have the authorityto make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by the Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H5640]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-01T13:04:25Z 2020-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000626 Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] Warren Davidson R OH 8 N O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 2020-10-01 True H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 2020-10-01 True T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 2020-10-01 True G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2020-10-01 True W000819 Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] Mark Walker R NC 6 2020-10-01 True B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2020-10-09 False C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2020-10-09 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2020-12-03 False Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Disability and paralysis Emergency medical services and trauma care Health information and medical records Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-10-01 Introduced in House 2021-01-07T12:26:53Z Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2020

This bill 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 Display Title Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to secure medical opinions for veterans with service-connected disabilities who die from COVID-19 to determine whether their service-connected disabilities were the principal or contributory cases of death, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8484ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8484ih.xml 2020-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.