Bill115th CongressFiled Sep 26, 2018Armed Forces and National Security
S. 3507
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 26, 2018)
This bill reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.
What just happenedSep 26, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH](D-OH)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateSep 26, 2018
- Sep 26, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Sep 26, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate