Atomic Veterans Relief Act
Latest action · Jun 28, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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 17, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Atomic Veterans Relief Act - Includes within the definition of a "radiation-risk activity" for purposes of eligibility criteria for veterans' disability compensation the exposure to ionizing radiation due to residual contamination resulting from participation in a nuclear detonation.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in regulations pertaining to the service-connection of veterans' disabilities additional provisions to ensure, in the case of a claim by a radiation-exposed veteran for service-connection of a nonpresumptive disability, that the procedures for establishment of whether the disability is service-connected do not require imputation to the veteran, through a process known as dose reconstruction, of any particular level of exposure to ionizing radiation.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2005 to Sep 6, 2006; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Sep 12, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Sep 12, 2005 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Sep 12, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Sep 12, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Sep 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 12, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 12, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Sep 12, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Sep 19, 2005 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Sep 19, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Oct 25, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Oct 25, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Nov 4, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 25, 2006 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jun 15, 2006 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Sep 6, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 17, 2005 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jun 17, 2005Introduced in House
- Jun 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-376 | FIELD HEARING ON THE STATE OF VA CARE IN HAWAII: PART II89 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jan 11, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Atomic Veterans Relief Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2005Introduced in House
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