3.0.0 4393 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z Senate S 2020-07-30 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-12-08T20:16:35Z Markup by 2020-09-23T15:45:00Z Referred to 2020-07-30T21:35:59Z 2020-12-08 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 602. Calendars 2020-12-08 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2020-12-08 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-09-23 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2020-07-30 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-07-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland N B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2020-08-04 False M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ 2020-09-09 False C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2020-09-30 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Afghanistan Asia Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Executive agency funding and structure Fires Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Iraq Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Middle East Military operations and strategy Solid waste and recycling Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-07-30 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-23T17:18:26Z Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020 or the TEAM Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to address health care and benefits for veterans with conditions related to exposure to toxic substances, including by requiring the VA to furnish consultation, testing, and treatment to certain veterans exposed to such substances.

]]> 25 2020-12-08 Reported to Senate 2021-04-26T14:34:32Z Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020 or the TEAM Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to address health care and benefits for veterans with conditions related to exposure to toxic substances, including by expanding VA health care eligibility to certain individuals who have been awarded specified medals (e.g., the Armed Forces Service Medal) and those exposed to open burn pits or other toxic substances. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.

]]> TEAM Act of 2020 Display Title TEAM Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate TEAM Act of 2020 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Introduced TEAM Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4393rs/xml/BILLS-116s4393rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4393is/xml/BILLS-116s4393is.xml 2020-12-08 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 602. 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.