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H.R. 4574

Veterans’ Right to Breathe Act

Veterans' Right to Breathe Act

This bill provides a presumption of service connection to burn pit-exposed veterans for certain diseases. Under a presumption of service connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. A burn pit-exposed veteran is a veteran who was supporting a contingency operation on or after January 1, 1990, and was stationed at a location where an open burn pit (an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) was used.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36](D-CA)Sponsor
28 cosponsors23 D5 R
28cosponsors1committees4actions13subjects
  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

    Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
  2. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  3. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  4. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Veterans’ Right to Breathe Act — Informed