Veterans’ Right to Breathe Act
Latest action · Jul 14, 2021 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.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans' Right to Breathe Act
This bill provides a presumption of service-connection to burn pit-exposed veterans for certain diseases. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions 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. A burn pit-exposed veteran is a veteran who was supporting a contingency operation on or after January 1, 1990, and was stationed at a location where an open burn pit (an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) was used.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2021 to Jun 23, 2021, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Apr 5, 2021 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Apr 5, 2021 |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | May 13, 2021 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 23, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Apr 5, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 5, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Air quality
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Conflicts and wars
- Fires
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Military facilities and property
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Solid waste and recycling
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2021Introduced in House
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