To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases associated with service in the Armed Forces and exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 12, 2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Creates, for veterans who were subjected to certain chemical or biological warfare testing involving Project 112 conducted through Deseret Test Center (including the Shipboard Hazard and Defense Project, also known as Project SHAD), a presumption that a disease was incurred in or aggravated by service, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of the disease during the period of service, if the disease warrants presumtion of service connection by reason of increased exposure to a biological, chemical, or other toxic agent.
Cosponsors 68
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2008 to Sep 29, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Original | May 1, 2008 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 5, 2008 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | May 15, 2008 | |
| R-PA | John E. Peterson | May 15, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 15, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 20, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 20, 2008 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | May 20, 2008 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | May 20, 2008 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | May 20, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | May 20, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 20, 2008 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 22, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 3, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 3, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 3, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Jul 10, 2008 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jul 10, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-LA | Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. | Jul 29, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Sep 16, 2008 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Sep 29, 2008 |
Committees 2
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 May 1, 2008 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred May 9, 2008Hearings Jun 12, 2008 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 1, 2008 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred May 23, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 23, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- May 9, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- May 1, 2008Introduced in House
- May 1, 2008Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-92 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1197, H.R. 3008, H.R. 3795, H.R. 4274, H.R. 5155, H.R. 5448, H.R. 5454, H.R. 5709, H.R. 5954, H.R. 5985, AND H.R. 6032135 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 12, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases associated with service in the Armed Forces and exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2008Introduced in House
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