United States · Bill · S
S. 565 (117th)
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021
Introduced
3 March 2021
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Status
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-137.
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29 May 2026
Summary
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021 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 conditions 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 · 3 March 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 March 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 3 March 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/565
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/565