A bill to provide that service connection for disabilities arising from exposure to ionizing radiation or dioxin may be established by direct evidence.

Summary

Amends the Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act to ensure that the regulations provided under such Act are not construed to prohibit a veteran from establishing service connection for a disease or disability that the veteran claims to be the result of exposure to ionizing radiation or dioxin during a specified period of service, notwithstanding that such regulations do not specify that the disease or disability is radiogenic or associated with dioxin.

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Timeline

1. 8 March 1994

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 March 1994

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2502-2504, S2506-2507)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 March 1994

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 March 1994

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

5. 14 April 1994

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1908 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 8 March 1994 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Veterans' Claims Adjudication Improvement Act of 1994