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Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for a presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for certain veterans who served in Guam.
Summary
The bill amends veterans benefits law to specify the eligibility period for Guam veterans to receive presumptive service connection for diseases associated with exposure to herbicide agents. Previously, any veteran who served in Guam was potentially eligible for these presumptive benefits. The bill now limits Guam eligibility to veterans who served there between August 15, 1958, and July 31, 1980. The bill does not change eligibility for American Samoa veterans, who remain eligible for the same herbicide-related presumptive service connection benefits.
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Sponsor (1)
36 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH)
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
Actions (2)
- Mar 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Mar 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2025
Mr. Moylan (for himself, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Titus, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Chu, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Meng, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, and Ms. Hoyle of Oregon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for a presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for certain veterans who served in Guam.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act”.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR A PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN HERBICIDE AGENTS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WHO SERVED IN GUAM.
Section 1116(d)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “Guam or American Samoa, or in the territorial waters thereof,” and inserting “Guam (or in the territorial waters thereof) during the period beginning on August 15, 1958, and ending on July 31, 1980, or American Samoa (or in the territorial waters thereof)”. <all>
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