United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5438 (106th)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to add Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents.
Introduced
11 October 2000
Last action
—
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Includes diabetes mellitus (type 2) among the diseases presumed to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability compensation, for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 October 2000
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 October 2000
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 October 2000
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/5438
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/5438