Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 4/28/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-28Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-137.
- 2021-03-17Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2021-03-17Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-17 (00)
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021
This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for hypertension and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) for veterans who served in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975. 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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Charles Schumer (D-NY)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Joseph Manchin (D-WV)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Thomas Carper (D-DE)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Subjects
- Asia
- Blood and blood diseases
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Conflicts and wars
- Disability assistance
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Vietnam
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