HR 5739 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2020

Introduced Jan 30, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 7, 2020 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2020

This bill establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for a veteran's injury or illness associated with a blast exposure during active military, naval, or air service in spite of there being no record of the injury or illness during a period of service. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases or disabilities 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.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2020 to Oct 20, 2020, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalJan 30, 2020
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJan 30, 2020
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalJan 30, 2020
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJan 30, 2020
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónOriginalJan 30, 2020
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalJan 30, 2020
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 30, 2020
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJan 30, 2020
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalJan 30, 2020
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJan 30, 2020
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJan 30, 2020
D-NJAlbio SiresFeb 25, 2020
D-RIDavid N. CicillineMar 3, 2020
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 9, 2020
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickMar 11, 2020
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 7, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  2. Jan 30, 2020Introduced in House
  3. Jan 30, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Subjects

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  1. Jan 30, 2020Introduced in House

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