3.0.0 1393 2023-01-11T13:49:09Z 2023-01-11T13:49:09Z Senate S 2021-04-27 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-27T22:22:54Z 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 Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act 117 3541 S 2022-02-18 Held at the desk. 10:03:20 Related bill CRS Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act 117 6659 HR 2022-02-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 117 3373 S 2022-08-10 Became Public Law No: 117-168. Related bill CRS 2021-04-27 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-04-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2021-04-27 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2021-06-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health personnel Medical education Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-04-27 Introduced in Senate 2021-07-12T18:10:26Z Toxic Exposure Training Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide training to its health care and benefits personnel regarding veterans who have been exposed to toxic substances.

The VA must provide its health care personnel with education and training to identify, treat, and assess the impact of illnesses related to exposure to toxic substances. Such training must address how to ask for additional information from veterans regarding exposure to different toxicants.

Additionally, the VA must establish an annual training program for claims processors who review claims for disability benefits related to service-connected disabilities based on exposure to toxic substances.

]]> Toxic Exposure Training Act of 2021 Display Title Toxic Exposure Training Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out training for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to exposure of veterans to toxic substances. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Toxic Exposure Training Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1393is/xml/BILLS-117s1393is.xml 2021-04-27 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.