H.R. 5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-09-09 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-09-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

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Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.

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Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · 107 cosponsors

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Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Takano (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Dina Titus (D-NV), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY) and 47 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5980.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5980 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114