Lonnie Kilpatrick Central Pacific Relief Act

Summary

Lonnie Kilpatrick Central Pacific Relief Act This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents to veterans who served on (1) Guam or American Samoa, or in the territorial waters thereof, between January 9, 1962, and July 31, 1980; or (2) Johnston Atoll or a ship that went to Johnston Atoll between January 1, 1972, and September 30, 1977. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases 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. Additionally, the bill expands eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans with a disability associated with exposure to certain herbicides during specified times of military service on Guam, American Samoa, or Johnston Atoll.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 20 May 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 August 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 20 May 2021 · Download file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 2021

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 2021

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  Leesvertaling

  Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

  Vertaal naarNL · DutchDE · GermanFR · FrenchES · SpanishIT · ItalianPL · PolishPT · PortugueseSV · SwedishDA · DanishFI · FinnishEL · GreekCS · CzechHU · HungarianRO · RomanianBG · BulgarianHR · CroatianSK · SlovakSL · SlovenianLT · LithuanianLV · LatvianET · EstonianGA · IrishMT · Maltese

  Vertaal document

  Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 May 2021

  Open at official source

  Leesvertaling

  Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

  Vertaal naarNL · DutchDE · GermanFR · FrenchES · SpanishIT · ItalianPL · PolishPT · PortugueseSV · SwedishDA · DanishFI · FinnishEL · GreekCS · CzechHU · HungarianRO · RomanianBG · BulgarianHR · CroatianSK · SlovakSL · SlovenianLT · LithuanianLV · LatvianET · EstonianGA · IrishMT · Maltese

  Vertaal document

  Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

• Michael San Nicolas · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] · R · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor

Showing 48 of 59 sponsors and actors.

Related records

• related to ← Lonnie Kilpatrick Central Pacific Relief Act