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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 4469

PRESUME Act

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Introduced 2025-07-16Topic: veterans military · health care

Summary

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This bill would change federal law on veterans' benefits for radiation exposure. It would bar the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from requiring evidence that a veteran received a certain dose of radiation before deciding that the veteran is a radiation-exposed veteran. Radiation-exposed veterans are covered by an existing section of law that presumes certain diseases are connected to military service.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-02-03HouseSubcommittee Hearings Heldrefer
2025-07-16HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.refer
2025-07-16HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.refer
2025-07-16Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-07-16Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.