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Presumptive CLARITY Act of 2025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish information about conditions and cohorts the Department of Veterans Affairs is considering for purposes of establishing or removing presumptions of service connection regarding toxic exposure, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to publish information on a publicly accessible website about health conditions and veteran groups that the department is considering for presumptive service connection based on toxic exposure. The website must include an overview of the process for establishing or removing presumptions, the status of each condition or group under consideration, and information on how the public can submit comments and recommendations. The department must establish and begin publishing this information within 180 days of the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Richard Blumenthal’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $9,500
- FREEPOINT COMMODITIES LLC $6,600
- ALIX PARTNERS $6,600
- PALANTIR $6,600
- KRUX INC. $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Richard Blumenthal → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Apr 29, 2026 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. · senate
- Nov 4, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Nov 4, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 4, 2025
Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish information about conditions and cohorts the Department of Veterans Affairs is considering for purposes of establishing or removing presumptions of service connection regarding toxic exposure, and for other purposes.
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 “Presumptive Clear Legal Assessment and Review of Illnesses from Toxic exposure Yields Act of 2025” or the “Presumptive CLARITY Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY IN PROCESS OF DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION REGARDING TOXIC EXPOSURE.
(a) In General.—Subchapter I of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “Sec. 1105. Public transparency regarding presumptions of service connection regarding toxic exposure
“(a) Publication Required.—The Secretary shall establish and maintain on a publicly accessible website of the Department a list of conditions and cohorts that the Department is considering for purposes of establishing or removing a presumption of service connection based on toxic exposure.
“(b) Contents.—Publication under subsection (a) shall include the following:
“(1) An overview of the process for the establishment or removal described in subsection (a), including the steps and goals for time of completion for each step.
“(2) For each condition and cohort for which the Department is considering establishing or removing as described in subsection (a), the following:
“(A) The status of the condition or cohort in the process being carried out by the Department for such establishment or removal.
“(B) The actions taken by the Department regarding notice and opportunity for public comment on the establishment or removal, including instructions on how the public can submit comments and recommendations.”.
(b) Commencement of Publication.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that publication required by section 1105 of such title, as added by subsection (a), commences on or before the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1104 the following new item:
“1105. Public transparency regarding presumptions of service connection regarding toxic exposure.”. <all>
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