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S.457: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about armed forces and national security
- Introduced March 5, 2001
- Latest Major Action June 28, 2001
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
12 (7 Democrats, 1 Independent, 5 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Considers hepatitis C becoming manifest in a veteran to a degree of ten percent or more 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 a...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
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| March 5, 2001 |
Introduced in the Senate by Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) |