Kenya Merritt Renewing our PACT Act of 2026

This bill changes federal workers' compensation law for civilian federal employees who worked at least 30 total days, on or after August 2, 1990, in a country where the United States was conducting a contingency operation. It covers employees of several named departments, the intelligence community, and federal law enforcement officers. For these employees, diseases on a list matching the Department of Veterans Affairs burn pit and toxic exposure list would be treated as caused by their work, even without a record of the disease during their employment. The Secretary of Labor must add diseases to the list within 90 days after the Department of Veterans Affairs adds them. The changes apply to claims filed on or after the law takes effect, and the Secretary of Labor must report to Congress on progress within one year.

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Sponsors

• Nellie Pou Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors