# 119-hr-5915: K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2025

119-hr-5915, K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5915
- Congress: 119
- Title: K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Presumptive service connection for Karshi Khanabad veterans.** This bill would add a broad set of diseases as presumptively service-connected for veterans who served at Karshi Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan. - Veterans who served at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan — would be presumed to have service-connected conditions for a long list of illnesses, including any cancer, thyroid disease, bone disease, cardiovascular disease, skin disease, neurological disease, reproductive disease, respiratory disease, endocrine disease, liver disease, kidney disease, blood disorders, primary immune regulatory disorders, medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, and cataracts. - VA claims and benefit decisions — would treat service at this base as a specific geographic link to toxic exposure, creating a clear nexus that can simplify adjudication of related claims.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More VA coverage for Karshi Khanabad veterans: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would treat many illnesses as caused by military service for veterans who served at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan. It would add presumptions that a long list of conditions are service-connected, including any cancer; thyroid, bone, heart, skin, nerve, reproductive, lung…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5915 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5915)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5915 (as of 2026-04-21).