Susan E. Lukas 9/11 Servicemember Fairness Act
This bill creates a presumption that certain illnesses are connected to military service for veterans who were stationed at the Pentagon Reservation between September 11 and November 19, 2001. It directly affects those veterans by allowing them to automatically qualify for disability benefits for covered diseases without needing to prove a direct link to their service. The bill specifies that illnesses like asthma, cancer, heart disease, skin conditions, and other respiratory or cardiovascular ailments diagnosed after service will be presumed service-connected. This applies to veterans assigned to the Pentagon during the immediate post-9/11 period, streamlining access to benefits under the existing veterans' health care system.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 11, 2025
Last action Mar 26, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Oct 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
lower
Sep 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Sep 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Suhas Subramanyam
DDemocratic
Co
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Randall
DDemocratic
Co
Eugene Simon Vindman
DDemocratic
Co
James R. Walkinshaw
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Neguse
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Lawler
RRepublican
Co
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Robert J. Wittman
RRepublican
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