S. 2791 · 114th Congress
Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Al Franken
- Introduced
- 2016-04-13
- Latest action
- 2016-06-29 · Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
Summary
Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the period January 1, 1977-December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.