Senator Jacky Rosen
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Rosen Secures Commitment From Top Official to Recognize Servicemembers exposed to Toxic Chemicals
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April 30, 2026
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1:29Now PlayingDuring a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen secured a commitment from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, to identify, assist, and recognize as exposed those servicemembers who served at locations which another U.S. Government agency deems contaminated, like the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). While Department of Energy (DOE) employees are presumed to have been exposed to radiation within the NTTR, the servicemembers who served alongside them are not. And because their service records are classified, they struggle proving their service location to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This disparity denies these veterans from receiving PACT Act benefits that they are legally owed and would otherwise be entitled to.
Senator Rosen has been a consistent advocate for veterans, always fighting to make sure they have access to the full benefits and services they are entitled to. Her bipartisan FORGOTTEN Veterans Act, which is the legislative fix to this issue, recently passed the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and would recognize the toxic exposure veterans endured at NTTR. Last year, she included much of her FORGOTTEN Veterans Act in the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. However, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson blocked its inclusion in the final FY2026 NDAA. Separately, this year, Senator Rosen was able to push the Trump Administration into reversing a rule that would have decreased benefits for disabled veterans. In 2022, Senator Rosen helped pass the PACT Act, extending health care and benefits to veterans suffering from a wide range of illnesses, injuries, and disabilities as a result of exposure to toxins.
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