Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act
Latest action · Mar 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' 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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Correcting Guam's History in the PACT Act
This bill expands eligibility for a presumption of service-connection for specified diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents. 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.
Under the bill, service performed in Guam or its territorial waters between August 15, 1958, and July 31, 1980, provides a veteran who has a specified disease that is associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents with eligibility for a presumption of service-connection. (Under current law, the eligible time frame for service in Guam is between January 9, 1962, and July 31, 1980.)
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2025 to Aug 3, 2026; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Original | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Dec 19, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Aug 3, 2026 |
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 Mar 14, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2025Referred 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. 171, no. 49, March 14, 2025, page H1163.
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 expand eligibility for a presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for certain veterans who served in Guam.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT 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.
- Mar 14, 2025Introduced in House
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