TEAM Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 8, 2020 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 602.
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.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020 or the TEAM Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to address health care and benefits for veterans with conditions related to exposure to toxic substances, including by expanding VA health care eligibility to certain individuals who have been awarded specified medals (e.g., the Armed Forces Service Medal) and those exposed to open burn pits or other toxic substances. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 4, 2020 to Sep 30, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Aug 4, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Sep 9, 2020 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Sep 30, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2020Markup Sep 23, 2020Reported Dec 8, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2020Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 8, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 602.
- Sep 23, 2020Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 30, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 30, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- TEAM Act of 2020
- Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- TEAM Act of 2020
- Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Asia
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disability and paralysis
- Disability assistance
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fires
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health information and medical records
- Iraq
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Middle East
- Military operations and strategy
- Solid waste and recycling
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2020Reported to Senate
- Jul 30, 2020Introduced in Senate
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.
