3.0.0 810 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z Senate S 2021-03-17 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2021-04-28T19:00:32Z Referred to 2021-03-17T21:52:34Z Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021 117 1972 HR 2021-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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 2021-04-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2021-03-17 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2021-03-17 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2021-03-17 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-03-17 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2021-03-17 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2021-03-17 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2021-03-17 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2021-03-17 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2021-03-17 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2021-03-17 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-03-17 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2021-03-17 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2021-03-17 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-03-17 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2021-03-17 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2021-03-17 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-03-17 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2021-03-18 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-03-18 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2021-04-15 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2021-04-22 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-05-13 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2021-05-27 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 Senate 2021-04-29T18:09:25Z 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 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 to include hypertension, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s810is/xml/BILLS-117s810is.xml 2021-04-28 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. 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.