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The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, known as the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, or even more colloquially as "the PACT Act," is an Act of Congress that authorized $797 billion [1] in spending to significantly expand (the scope of benefits eligibility, for existing beneficiaries) and extend (benefits to newly eligible ...
Veterans’ groups were blindsided by a last-minute change of heart from Republicans, who joined Sens. Tillis and Burr in opposing a bill that addresses toxic exposure by veterans.
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/ ...
On March 3, 2022, Bentz and many other Republicans voted against the Honoring our PACT Act of 2021. Bentz was the only member of Oregon's House delegation to do so. [26] On January 12, 2022, Bentz voted against the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act, which would expand eligibility for educational assistance under the G.I. Bill. [27]
June 17, 2021: Honoring our PACT Act of 2021: To improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes. H.R. 3985: June 17, 2021: Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs Act of 2021
“I’m here to say unequivocally — no doubt — I will fully support the Honoring Our Pact Act, and the Senate will vote on it this Congress,” Schumer said at a news conference with veterans ...
2022 legislation is named for SFC Heath Robinson, a Central Ohio veteran who died in 2020 at 39 from lung cancer after exposure to burn pits in Iraq.
Efforts to create a Camp LeJeune Justice Act in 2021 failed, but the effort was renewed in 2022 when Camp LeJeune Justice Act became Section 706 [14] of the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act, H.R. 3967. [15] The U.S. House passed H.R. 3967 on March 3, 2022, by a vote of 256–174. [16]