H.R. 4555 (111th): Janey Ensminger Act

Introduced:
Feb 02, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. Bradley “Brad” Miller [D-NC13]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1742 (112th) on May 05, 2011.

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Status

This bill was introduced on February 2, 2010, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 02, 2010
Cosponsors
38 cosponsors (33D, 5R) (show)
Committees

House Veterans' Affairs

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Full Title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Feb 02, 2010.
7 pages

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2/2/2010--Introduced.
Janey Ensminger Act - Makes any veteran who was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during a period in which the water there was contaminated by volatile organic compounds, including known and probable human carcinogens, eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for any illness, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the illness is attributable to such contamination.

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United States Code

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Other Citations

  • 38 U.S.C. Chapter 11
  • 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17