3.0.0 1972 2023-05-11T15:43:11Z 2023-05-11T15:43:11Z House HR 2021-03-17 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 17, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARDER of California:H.R. 1972.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Const. art. 1, sec. 8[Page H1500]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2021-06-16T14:04:55Z Referred to 2021-03-17T14:00:31Z Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021 117 810 S 2021-04-28 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Identical bill CRS Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 117 3967 HR 2022-06-16 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS Comprehensive and Overdue Support for Troops of War Act of 2021 117 3003 S 2021-10-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145. Related bill CRS 2021-06-16 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2021-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2021-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 N S001212 Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] Pete Stauber R MN 8 2021-03-17 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2021-05-11 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2021-05-12 False F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] Lois Frankel D FL 21 2021-05-17 False G000597 Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] Andrew Garbarino R NY R. 2 2021-05-28 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2021-06-21 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2021-06-22 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2021-06-28 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2021-07-29 False K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2021-12-14 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2022-03-08 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2022-03-17 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2022-04-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Blood and blood diseases Cardiovascular and respiratory health Conflicts and wars Disability assistance Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Vietnam Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-03-17 Introduced in House 2021-06-03T10:29:00Z Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021

This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for hypertension and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) 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 2021 Display Title Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced 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 to include hypertension, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1972ih/xml/BILLS-117hr1972ih.xml 2021-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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.