U.S. Rep. Brad Miller is introducing a bill that would give Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to anyone exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
Miller's bill would be a companion to one already filed by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, the AP reports.
Miller, a Raleigh Democrat, has held hearings on the issue.
Health officials say it is impossible to know how many people would qualify. They think as many as 1 million people may have been exposed to the toxins before tainted wells were closed 22 years ago.
Previously, Burr and Sen. Kay Hagan, a Greensboro Democrat, amended a defense spending bill with a provision that would prevent the Navy from ending claims about the contamination until the health consequences are fully studied.
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