VET PFAS Act
Sponsored By: Representative Lawler
In Committee
Summary
Creates a presumption of service connection for PFAS-related diseases for veterans exposed at covered military installations. The bill would expand VA hospital care and medical services to those veterans and extend some care to certain family members who lived at those sites.
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4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
PFAS illnesses presumed service connected for veterans
If enacted, many illnesses found in veterans who served at PFAS‑contaminated bases would be presumed service connected. For PFOA, this would include diagnosed high cholesterol, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, testicular cancer, kidney cancer, and pregnancy‑induced hypertension. The VA could add other PFAS‑related diseases after a review with ATSDR. Reserve‑component service at a covered base for periods the VA sets could count as active service.
VA care for PFAS‑exposed veterans
Starting 90 days after enactment, veterans who served at covered PFAS‑contaminated bases could get VA hospital care for listed diseases. Veterans could get this care even if there is not enough medical proof that service caused the illness. Covered PFOA diseases include diagnosed high cholesterol, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, testicular cancer, kidney cancer, and pregnancy‑induced hypertension. The VA could add other PFAS‑related diseases after a review with ATSDR. Reserve‑component service at a covered base for periods the VA sets could count as active duty. The care would still be subject to existing limits in VA law.
VA care for PFAS‑exposed families
Starting 90 days after enactment, family members who lived at a covered base, or were in utero then, could get VA hospital care for the same listed diseases. This could apply even if there is not enough medical proof that living there caused the condition. The VA could only provide this care if Congress funds it in advance. Care could be denied if VA medical guidelines find another cause. The VA could seek reimbursement only after all reasonable claims with health plans or other third parties have been tried and failed.
VA to report PFAS care
For three years after the linked federal study is sent to Congress, VA would file yearly reports. Reports would show how many veterans and family members got PFAS care, which conditions were treated, how many were denied and why, and how many are still waiting. Reports would include former reserve members covered by the veteran PFAS rule.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lawler
NY • R
Cosponsors
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Tlaib
MI • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Magaziner
RI • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Pettersen
CO • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Dean (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Goodlander
NH • D
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Harder (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
McClain Delaney
MD • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 8/19/2025
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Sorensen
IL • D
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Min
CA • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Gillen
NY • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/6/2026
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