S. 283 · 115th Congress
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Al Franken
- Introduced
- 2017-02-02
- Latest action
- 2017-02-02 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.