{"id":51742,"date":"2022-07-14T01:56:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T01:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/07\/14\/toxic-exposure-bill-nears-finish-line-with-house-approval\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:01:28","slug":"toxic-exposure-bill-nears-finish-line-with-house-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2022\/07\/14\/toxic-exposure-bill-nears-finish-line-with-house-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Toxic exposure bill nears finish line with House approval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House on Wednesday approved a significant expansion of health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans who were exposed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/burn-pits\/\" target=\"_blank\">toxic burn pits<\/a> while serving in Iraq and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 342-88 vote all but assures the measure will soon go to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The Senate will have to vote again because of a technical fix the House made to the bill, but the essence of the bill is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/burn-pits\/2022\/06\/07\/despite-cost-veterans-toxic-exposure-bill-gains-bipartisan-backing\/\" target=\"_blank\">the same as the one senators overwhelmingly passed last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/06\/16\/here-are-the-veterans-who-will-benefit-from-congress-sweeping-toxic-exposure-bill\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201591.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here are the veterans who will benefit from Congress\u2019 sweeping toxic exposure bill<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Veterans who served in Afghanistan, the first Gulf War, Vietnam and numerous other overseas locations could see new benefits under the plan.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill contains two major components. First, it extends the grace period by which military veterans serving near burn pits can get medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Their eligibility for VA care will double from five years after their discharge to 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second, the legislation directs the VA to presume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, allowing veterans to obtain disability payments to compensate for their injury without having to prove the illness was a result of their service. Currently, more than 70% of disability claims related to burn pit exposure are denied by the VA due to lack of evidence, scientific data and information from the Defense Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThink of the injustice of that,\u201d House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of the denial rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNever again should veterans be made to suffer the indignity of fighting their own government,\u201d added Rep. Mark Takano, the Democratic chairman of the House Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill is projected to increase federal spending by about $283 billion over 10 years and does not include offsetting spending cuts or tax increases to help pay for it. An earlier version the House approved in March cost more than $320 billion over 10 years, but senators trimmed some of the costs early on by phasing in certain benefit enhancements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those changes brought on board more House Republicans, such as Rep. Mike Bost, the ranking Republican on the veterans panel. He said the latest version also helps ensure the VA has the staff capacity to meet the additional demand it will be facing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt reflects bipartisan negotiations and input from VA, who is ultimately responsible for putting it into practice,\u201d Bost said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, many Republicans were not on board. All 88 no votes came from Republican lawmakers. Rep. 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