Will continue advancing the PROTECT Act to expand VA benefits, treatment, and compensation for veterans exposed to radiation or toxins.

Lee’s bipartisan Presumption for Radiation or Toxin Exposure Coverage for Troops (PROTECT) Act would expand VA benefits to veterans that were assigned to impacted areas of NTTR, offering them the potentially life-saving medical treatment and financial compensation they earned.

The release restates Lee’s PROTECT Act as her vehicle to expand benefits and compensation for affected veterans.

Lee Implores Hegseth to Help NV Veterans Exposed to Radiation and Toxins | Representative Susie Lee
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“That’s exactly why I helped introduce the bipartisan Presumption for Radiation or Toxin Exposure Coverage for Troops, or PROTECT, Act with Congressman Mark Amodei… The PROTECT Act would establish a presumption of exposure radiation and toxins for service members at NTTR between 1972 and 2005… The PROTECT Act would help thousands of veterans, civilian DoD employees and their families to finally receive benefits, care, and justice that’s decades overdue.”

Susie Lee publicly reaffirmed support for the PROTECT Act in December 2025 and described it as advancing expanded benefits, treatment, and compensation for radiation/toxin-exposed veterans. This is concrete advocacy, but not proof of enactment or committee movement within the lookback window.

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The Honorable Mark Takano / Susie Lee statement on House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Member Day
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Sponsor: Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (Introduced 01/13/2026). Committees: House - Energy and Commerce. Latest Action: House - 01/13/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced.

The PROTECT Act itself was introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to committee, showing the issue remained active in the same term. The bill page does not show passage or further advancement in the lookback period.

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H.R.7045 - PROTECT Act, 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (Introduced 02/18/2025). Cosponsors include Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]* (02/18/2025). Latest Action: House - 03/21/2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced.

This is the related NTTR radiation/toxin exposure bill that Lee cosponsored. It indicates the advocacy was active, but the available official action history shows only introduction and referral, not delivery in the lookback window.

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H.R.1400 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption that certain veterans were exposed to radiation and other toxins at the Nevada Test and Training Range...
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