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Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2447| House 
| Updated: 4/14/2023
Maria Elvira Salazar

Maria Elvira Salazar

Republican Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (52)
Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Wiley Nickel (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Thomas H. Kean (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Kat Cammack (Republican)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James C. Moylan (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Mary Sattler Peltola (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Yadira Caraveo (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Michael Lawler (Republican)Susie Lee (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act of 2023 This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified conditions associated with active duty service in or near the Panama Canal Zone (zone) from January 1, 1958, through the latter of December 31, 1999, or the date on which the last service member departed from duty in the zone. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. The presumption of service-connection applies to illnesses listed in the bill (e.g., Hodgkin's disease) or those that (1) have a positive association with exposure to an herbicide agent that is known or presumed to be associated with service in the zone during the specified time period, and (2) become manifest in a veteran who served in the zone during the specified time period and was exposed to an herbicide agent during such service. The Department of Veterans Affairs must prescribe regulations providing for a presumption of service-connection whenever there is a determination that a positive association exists between the exposure to an herbicide agent known or presumed to be associated with service in or near the zone and the occurrence of an illness in humans.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-5026
Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act of 2021
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-5026
    Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act of 2021


  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • March 30, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 14, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2447| House 
| Updated: 4/14/2023
Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act of 2023 This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified conditions associated with active duty service in or near the Panama Canal Zone (zone) from January 1, 1958, through the latter of December 31, 1999, or the date on which the last service member departed from duty in the zone. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. The presumption of service-connection applies to illnesses listed in the bill (e.g., Hodgkin's disease) or those that (1) have a positive association with exposure to an herbicide agent that is known or presumed to be associated with service in the zone during the specified time period, and (2) become manifest in a veteran who served in the zone during the specified time period and was exposed to an herbicide agent during such service. The Department of Veterans Affairs must prescribe regulations providing for a presumption of service-connection whenever there is a determination that a positive association exists between the exposure to an herbicide agent known or presumed to be associated with service in or near the zone and the occurrence of an illness in humans.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-5026
Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act of 2021
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-5026
    Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act of 2021


  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • March 30, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 14, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Maria Elvira Salazar

Maria Elvira Salazar

Republican Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (52)
Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Wiley Nickel (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Thomas H. Kean (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Kat Cammack (Republican)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James C. Moylan (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Mary Sattler Peltola (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Yadira Caraveo (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Michael Lawler (Republican)Susie Lee (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted