3.0.0 3444 2022-03-02T16:28:31Z 2022-03-02T16:28:31Z Senate S 2020-03-11 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-11T20:45:16Z Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act 116 5610 HR 2020-01-15 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2020-03-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2020-03-11 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-03-11 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-03-11 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-03-11 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2020-03-11 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2020-03-11 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-03-11 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2020-03-11 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2020-03-11 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-03-11 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2020-03-11 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2020-03-11 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-03-11 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-03-11 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-03-11 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-03-11 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2020-03-11 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-03-11 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2020-03-11 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-03-11 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2020-03-11 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2020-03-11 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-03-11 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2020-03-11 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-03-11 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-03-11 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2020-03-11 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2020-03-11 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-03-11 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-03-11 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2020-03-11 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2020-03-11 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2020-03-11 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-03-11 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2020-03-12 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-05-13 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2020-05-13 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2020-07-01 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2020-11-09 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Conflicts and wars Digestive and metabolic diseases Disability assistance Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Neurological disorders Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Vietnam Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-29T17:54:01Z Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020

This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism for veterans who served in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions 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.

]]> Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 Display Title Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3444is/xml/BILLS-116s3444is.xml 2020-03-11 Read twice and referred to the 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.