# 116-hr-7728: COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020

116-hr-7728, COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7728
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020 This bill establishes, for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, a presumption of service-connection if COVID-19 symptoms manifest within a specified time period in individuals serving in the military or reserves during qualified periods of duty (i.e., active duty, training duty, or full-time National Guard duty). For individuals who become disabled or die as a result of COVID-19, it shall be presumed the individual became disabled or died during a qualified period of duty. An individual who was disabled or died due to COVID-19 and was on training duty or full-time National Guard duty shall be furnished death or disability benefits as if the individual were a veteran, without regard to whether such individual's duty period would constitute active military service.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-7111: Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7105: Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6767: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for an extension of lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to a lo…
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7728 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7728)

## Related
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-7111: Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7111)
- [116-hr-7105: Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improve…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7105)
- [116-hr-6767: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for an extension of lea…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6767)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7728 (as of 2025-11-18).