Legislators
Bills
Statements
Lobbying
Travel
- Bills
- S.283
S.283: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 2, 2017
- Latest Major Action Feb. 2, 2017
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
12 (9 Democrats, 2 Independent Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 2, 2017
Bill Summary
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act 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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
---|---|
Feb. 2, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
|
Feb. 2, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Al Franken (D-Minn.) |