United States · Bill · S
S. 1779 (111th)
Health Care for Veterans Exposed to Chemical Hazards Act of 2009
Introduced
14 October 2009
Last action
21 October 2009 · Committee
Status
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.
Sponsors
Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence, Environment
Source updated
14 August 2025
Healthcare · Defence · Environment
Summary
Health Care for Veterans Exposed to Chemical Hazards Act of 2009 - Makes any veteran who was exposed in the line of duty to an occupational and environmental health chemical hazard of particular concern to the Secretary of Defense eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for any disability, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the disability may be associated with such exposure.
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Timeline
14 October 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
14 October 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
21 October 2009
Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 October 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- · ssva00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1779
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1779
- us · 111-s-1779 · source updated 14 August 2025