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H.R. 4574 (116th)

Veterans’ Right to Breathe Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

27 September 2019

Last action

14 October 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25], Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence

Source updated

7 April 2025

Healthcare · Defence

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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. 27 September 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 October 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

    Source: Committee

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