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Senate Bill 4572
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 15, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 15, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 15, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4572
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Kirsten Gillibrand
New York
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Democrat
Chris Coons
Delaware
Democrat
Jon Tester
Montana
Democrat
Ron Wyden
Oregon
Democrat
Jack Reed
Rhode Island
Democrat
Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode Island
Democrat
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020

This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified diseases associated with exposure to open burn pits (an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) and other toxins by veterans who meet certain criteria. 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.

The bill also makes disability or death from certain diseases due to service in support of a military operation for at least 15 days in a specified location compensable as a work injury.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
September 15, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Sep 15, 2020
Introduced in House
15
Sponsorship
House Bill 8261
Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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Actions (2)
09/15/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
09/15/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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