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S.565: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021
About This Bill
- Introduced March 3, 2021
- Latest Major Action April 28, 2021
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
19 (15 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 3 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - March 3, 2021
Bill Summary
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021 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. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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April 28, 2021 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
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March 3, 2021 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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March 3, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Tina Smith (D-Minn.) |