SENATE 283115th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- Last Action
- 2/2/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-02-02Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-02 (00)
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Cosponsors (12)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Subjects
- Cancer
- Marshall Islands
- Nuclear weapons
- Radiation
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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