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March 10, 2021
a hearing on military toxic exposures focused on the human costs incurred from such hazards as Agent Orange and burn pits Veterans deserve an enduring framework supported by science to identify research...this hearing on toxic exposures and focusing on the human costs incurred from such hazards as Agent Orange and burn pits In modern history we have tragically seen that exposure to toxic substances has...gas or lewisite during the 1940 s ionizing radiation from nuclear test sites during the Cold War Agent Orange during the Vietnam War Gulf War illness during Desert Storm and now burn pits and other toxins...
April 14, 2021
receiving the same in state tuition benefit The Colonel John M McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act would require public colleges and universities that receive GI Bill benefits to provide in state tuition...away due to service related disabilities The Colonel John M McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act would expand in state tuition eligibility to reduce education costs for the spouses and children of...families My family and I are honored and humbled that the COL John McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act is named after my dad said Kelly McHugh Stewart surviving daughter of Colonel John M McHugh My father...
CONTENTS 3 a SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the 4 Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Sup 5 port Act of 2023 6 b TABLE OF CONTENTS The table of contents for 7 this Act is as follows 8 Sec 1 Short...DIGITAL AGE 4 a REPORT REQUIRED Not later than one year 5 after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary 6 of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Vet 7 erans Affairs of the Senate...or space service 12 b OUTREACH Not later than 180 days after the 13 date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Vet 14 erans Affairs shall implement with input from the veteran 15 community an informative...
October 22, 2021
care as well as bolster MST claims processing The Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2021 would modify the burden of proof for survivors applying for VA disability benefits given that...Pingree introduced the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act in 2017 and 2019 building on the Ruth Moore Act from previous Congresses Following two reports by the VA s Office of Inspector...announced the lawmakers would be reintroducing the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act in the 117th Congress This legislation addresses issues uncovered by the OIG including requiring annual...
Johnny Isakson and David P Roe M D Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 included my Deborah Sampson Act which mandated VA expand eligibility for MST care to former members of the Armed...not honorable except for dishonorable discharges or discharges by court martial The Deborah Sampson Act also allowed VA to treat physical health conditions arising from MST not just mental health conditions...sharing related to their MST care Public Law 113 146 the Veterans Access Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 gave VA the authority to provide MST counseling and care to members of the Armed Forces without...
August 25, 2023
advocate of strengthening benefits and care for MST survivors Tester championed the Deborah Sampson Act which included provisions mandating VA expand eligibility for MST care and allowing VA to treat physical...Tester also reintroduced the bipartisan bicameral Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act to expand the evidentiary standard for MST survivors applying for VA benefits to ensure they are provided...
January 17, 2024
Were Lost by the Government Receive Earned Benefits Senator s Fred Hamilton Veterans Lost Records Act would allow veterans to use additional methods to apply for benefits when the government loses or damages...Affairs VA benefits Named after a Montana veteran the Senator s Fred Hamilton Veterans Lost Records Act would authorize VA to grant disability compensation claims using other documentation in place of military...health conditions are service connected and has been denied benefits to which he is entitled The PACT Act enabled VA to grant part of Fred s claim that was previously denied but he is still waiting on benefits...
April 21, 2021
veteran homelessness including provisions in the CARES Act and the Johnny Isakson and David P Roe M D Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 Furthermore Congress gave authority to VA to...
February 2, 2022
Toxic Exposed Veterans Chairman and Ranking Member s bipartisan Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act advances to the Senate floor after clearing committee hurdle Wednesday February 2 2022 U S Senate The...Committee Senators Tester and Moran led the Committee in introducing the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act at a press conference yesterday as part of a three step approach to expand access to health care for...fulfilling our obligations to toxic exposed veterans with our bipartisan Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act said Chairman Tester This bill will connect more Post 9 11 veterans with the VA care they ve earned...
February 1, 2022
Mont and Ranking Member Jerry Moran R Kan unveiled their bipartisan Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act landmark legislation to offer Post 9 11 combat veterans including those suffering from conditions caused...exposed veterans across the country with the introduction of our Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act said Chairman Tester This landmark bill will allow us to connect a generation of burn pit veterans...exposures incurred during military service said Ranking Member Moran The Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act is an important first step to make certain our veterans receive the care they need as a result of their...
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