Veterans’ Right to Breathe Act

Summary

Veterans' Right to Breathe Act This bill provides a presumption of service-connection to burn pit-exposed veterans for certain diseases. 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. A burn pit-exposed veteran is a veteran who was supporting a contingency operation on or after January 1, 1990, and was stationed at a location where an open burn pit (an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) was used.

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Timeline

1. 5 April 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 April 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 April 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 July 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 5 April 2021 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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