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H.R.4751: Veterans' Hepatitis C Act of 1998
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about armed forces and national security
- Introduced Oct. 8, 1998
- Latest Major Action Oct. 8, 1998
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
12 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Veterans' Hepatitis C Act of 1998 - Considers hepatitis C becoming manifest in a veteran to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability provisions, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such illness during the period of such service, as long as it is shown that during such service the veteran experienced: (1) a blood transfusion before December 31, 1992; (2) blood exposure on or through skin or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| Oct. 8, 1998 |
Introduced in the House by Vic Snyder (D-Ark.) |