Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
Latest action · Nov 6, 2015 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.
- IntroducedNov 2, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the period January 1, 1977-December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Cosponsors 102
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2015 to Jul 14, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 30, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 30, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 30, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Jan 5, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jan 25, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jan 25, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 25, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jan 25, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 11, 2016 | |
| D-DE | John C. Carney, Jr. | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Gwen Graham | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | May 3, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | May 3, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 3, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | May 3, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | May 6, 2016 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 12, 2016 | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | May 16, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 23, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 23, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 24, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | May 24, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | May 27, 2016 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Jun 13, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Jun 13, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Jun 16, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 21, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 21, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jun 21, 2016 | |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | Jun 22, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Jun 22, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 28, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Jun 28, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Jul 1, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 1, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 14, 2016 |
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 Nov 2, 2015 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Nov 6, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Nov 2, 2015Introduced in House
- Nov 2, 2015Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 162, November 2, 2015, page H7390.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2791 | Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act | Identical bill | Jun 29, 2016 |
| HR 5980 | Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act | Related bill | Sep 9, 2016 |
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 provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity 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.
- Nov 2, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
