Effective as of August 10, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 promises to increase healthcare access and funding for millions of American military veterans who were exposed to toxic materials during their service, making it the most significant expansion of benefits for former service members in more than three decades. The Bill was introduced by US Senators Republican Jerry Moran and Democrat Jon Tester.
Effective as of August 10, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 promises to increase healthcare access and funding for millions of American military veterans who were exposed to toxic materials during their service, making it the most significant expansion of benefits for former service members in more than three decades. The Bill was introduced by US Senators Republican Jerry Moran and Democrat Jon Tester.
This summer, Congressional lawmakers made long-overdue process in expanding health care for toxic-exposed veterans by passing the landmark PACT Act. The bipartisan bill promises tax-free disability benefits up to $3332 a month to almost 3.5 million veterans, which will cost over $300 billion throughout the next decade according to the Congressional Budget Office. This historic bipartisan legislation was introduced by US Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.).
Until 2010, burn pits were frequently utilized at military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan to dispose of daily waste, munitions, chemical compounds, and other hazardous materials. The enormous burn pits released poisonous smoke and particulate matter that made both military personnel and civilians sick with both short- and long-term health problems such as respiratory conditions, cancers, and other diseases. Although their use was widespread, the Pentagon did not maintain records of where these pits were used, and toxic smoke from the pits traveled great distances and harmed soldiers and civilian’s miles away.
