3.0.0 576 2022-11-01T16:47:42Z 2022-11-01T16:47:42Z Senate S 2019-02-27 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-27T15:56:41Z Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 116 203 HR 2019-02-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Related bill CRS Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 116 299 HR 2019-06-25 Became Public Law No: 116-23. Related bill CRS Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 116 1195 S 2019-04-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2019-02-27 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-02-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2019-02-27 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2019-02-27 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-02-27 True C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2019-02-27 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-02-27 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-02-27 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2019-02-27 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2019-02-27 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-02-27 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2019-02-27 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-02-27 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-02-27 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-03-25 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-07-31 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Digestive and metabolic diseases Disability and paralysis Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Musculoskeletal and skin diseases South Korea Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-02-27 Introduced in Senate 2020-02-14T15:11:50Z Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2019

This bill extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases 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.

]]> Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2019 Display Title Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s576is/xml/BILLS-116s576is.xml 2019-02-27 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.