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The U.S. Senate passed the Honoring Our PACT Act on Tuesday night in an 86-11 vote, expanding health care for 3.5 million of America’s veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits in the post 9/ ...
The bill passed the Senate by 86–11 on August 2, 2022, amid pressure from the veteran groups and other activists. There was no change in the funding mechanism or of the bill's text between the first and the second Senate vote. [13] [14] [11] On August 10, 2022, it was signed into law by President Joe Biden. [15]
GOP Sens. Roy Blunt, Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall all previously supported funds to help vets exposed to toxins and burn pits. But this time, politics took the wheel. | Editorial
25 Senate Republicans are flipping to "no" votes on the PACT Act, a bill that would expand health care for roughly 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. Le Roy ...
The committee met on June 24, 2014. The House voted to agree to the conference report on July 30, 2014 with a vote of 420–5 in Roll Call Vote 467. [6] The Senate voted to agree to the conference report on July 31, 2014 with a vote of 91–3 in Roll Call Vote 254. [6] President Barack Obama signed the bill into law on August 7, 2014. [6]
Joseph Maxwell Cleland (August 24, 1942 – November 9, 2021) was an American politician from Georgia.A member of the Democratic Party, he was a disabled U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a recipient of the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for valorous actions in combat, as well as a United States Senator (1997–2003).
It's a sentiment shared by many who've served after 25 Republican senators blocked a bill to extend healthcare benefits for the millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sen. McCain, who had not voted in the Senate since April 8, was campaigning in Ohio on June 26 and was not present for the final senate vote on the bill. The only other senator not voting was Sen. Ted Kennedy, who was recovering after surgery to remove a brain tumor. [25] Then-United States Senator from Illinois and Democratic presidential ...