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- H.R.1020
H.R.1020: Veterans' Hepatitis C Benefits Act of 1999
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 106th Congress
- This bill is primarily about armed forces and national security
- Introduced March 4, 1999
- Latest Major Action April 13, 2000
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
121 (100 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 21 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Veterans' Hepatitis C Benefits Act of 1999 - 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| March 4, 1999 |
Introduced in the House by Vic Snyder (D-Ark.) |