Sergeant Dave Crete FORGOTTEN Veterans Act of 2026

This bill would treat military service at the Nevada Test and Training Range and Nevada National Security Site since January 27, 1951, as a radiation-risk activity for veterans' benefits. It would presume toxic exposure for veterans who served at those Nevada sites or at facilities on the Department of Energy's list under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program. The Department of Veterans Affairs would work with the Department of Defense to identify these veterans without requiring proof of exposure to a specific substance, and would create a registry that veterans can opt out of. The bill also calls for a study of toxic exposures and cancer rates at these locations and requires the Department of Defense to classify them as places where contamination occurred.

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Sponsors

• Jacky Rosen Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors