Veterans Cold Weather Injury Compensation Act

Summary

Veterans Cold Weather Injury Compensation Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry of veterans who, while in active military service, were exposed for a significant period of time to sustained periods of extremely cold weather (seven days or more of average temperatures of 32 degrees or lower). Requires such registry to be used to determine the association, if any, between the disabilities of such veterans and the exposure to such weather. Presumes cold-weather injuries in such veterans to be service-connected and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation. Directs the Secretary, within 90 days, to prescribe initial regulations on injuries determined to have a positive association with sustained exposure to cold weather.

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Timeline

1. 5 February 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 February 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 February 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 20 February 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 5 February 2003 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 February 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 February 2003

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 February 2003

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Sponsors

• Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
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