Radiation-Exposed Veterans Compensation Act of 1988

Summary

Atomic Veterans Compensation Act of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to establish (for purposes of eligibility for such benefits) a presumption of service-connection for the following diseases suffered by any radiation-exposed veteran: (1) all forms of leukemia, except chronic lymphatic leukemia; (2) polycythemia vera; (3) thyroid cancer; (4) bronchogenic carcinoma; and (5) female breast cancer. Requires all of the above diseases, in order to be considered service-connected, to have become manifest to a degree of ten percent or more within 30 years after the last date on which the veteran participated in a radiation-risk activity. Defines "radiation-exposed veterans" and "radiation-risk activity" for purposes of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 25 March 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 March 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 March 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 31 March 1987

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from VA.

   Source: Committee

5. 20 May 1987

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 May 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.

   Source: Committee

7. 17 June 1987

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from VA.

   Source: Committee

8. 17 June 1987

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

9. 17 June 1987

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

10. 25 June 1987

    Committee

    Executive Comment Received From VA.

    Source: Committee

11. 22 July 1987

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

12. 22 July 1987

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

13. 23 July 1987

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 144.

    Source: Calendars

14. 23 July 1987

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 100-235.

    Source: Committee

15. 23 July 1987

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 100-235.

    Source: Committee

16. 28 July 1987

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

17. 28 July 1987

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

18. 28 July 1987

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

19. 29 July 1987

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

    Source: IntroReferral

20. 14 April 1988

    Committee

    Senate Committee on Veterans discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

21. 14 April 1988

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.

    Source: Calendars

22. 14 April 1988

    Discharge

    Senate Committee on Veterans discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Discharge

23. 25 April 1988

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate.

    Source: Floor

24. 25 April 1988

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 48-30. Record Vote No: 109.

    Source: Floor

25. 26 April 1988

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

26. 2 May 1988

    Vote

    House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 326 - 2 (Record Vote No: 86).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 2 May 1988

    Vote

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 326 - 2 (Record Vote No: 86).

    Source: NotUsed

28. 5 May 1988

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

29. 9 May 1988

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

30. 9 May 1988

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

31. 20 May 1988

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 100-321.

    Source: President

32. 20 May 1988

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

33. 20 May 1988

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 21 May 1988

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 25 April 1988

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
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