United States · Bill · S
S. 555 (116th)
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2019
Introduced
26 February 2019
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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14 January 2025
Summary
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2019 This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 February 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 February 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 February 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/555
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/555