To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that an injury or death sustained as a result of participation in a medical research program of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be treated for purpose of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the same manner as if the injury were incurred as a result of military service, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 14, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 18, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires certain injuries and deaths sustained after January 1, 1980, as the result of an individual's participation in medical research programs conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to be treated in the same manner as injuries and deaths resulting from military service.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide, by contract, for an independent study of the Department's experience in adjudicating claims under the statutory provision governing benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation.
Requires the results of such study and related recommendations to be reported to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs within one year of enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2004 to Jul 13, 2004, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jun 18, 2004 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Jun 18, 2004 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Jun 18, 2004 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jun 18, 2004 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 18, 2004 |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Original | Jun 18, 2004 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jul 13, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
- Jul 14, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 18, 2004Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative remedies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Claims
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disabled
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Human experimentation in medicine
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Medical malpractice
- Medical research
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Standards
- Survivors' benefits
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' disability compensation
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2004Introduced in House
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