United States · Bill · S
S. 211 (105th)
Persian Gulf War Veterans Compensation Act of 1997
Introduced
28 January 1997
Last action
28 January 1997 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Sponsors
Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Persian Gulf War Veterans Compensation Act of 1997 - Extends until ten years after the date on which a veteran last performed active military duty in the Persian Gulf War the time period in which a chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness must become manifest and be therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation. (Currently, the presumptive time period is to be determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.)
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Timeline
28 January 1997
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S738)
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 1997
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 January 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssva00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Persian Gulf War Veterans Compensation Act of 1997
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/211
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/211
- us · 105-s-211 · source updated 21 August 2025