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To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4843| House 
| Updated: 1/18/2018
Bruce Westerman

Bruce Westerman

Republican Representative

Arkansas

Cosponsors (53)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Steve Womack (Republican)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Mike Kelly (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Chris Collins (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Stephen Knight (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that if it creates a presumption of service connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption shall also apply to exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at any military base in Thailand without regard to where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed. The VA may provide to any spina bifida-affected child of a veteran who served on active duty in Thailand beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, and who was exposed to a herbicide agent during such service, the same health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a similarly affected child of a Vietnam veteran.
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Timeline
Nov 8, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2105
Introduced in Senate
Jan 18, 2018
Introduced in House
Jan 18, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  • November 8, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2105
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 18, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • January 18, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • January 18, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-2105: A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-3175: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance to children suffering from spina bifida whose parents are veterans who served in Thailand and were exposed to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.
AsiaBirth defectsChild healthConflicts and warsDisability and paralysisHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyNeurological disordersThailandVeterans' pensions and compensationVietnamVocational and technical education

To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4843| House 
| Updated: 1/18/2018
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that if it creates a presumption of service connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption shall also apply to exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at any military base in Thailand without regard to where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed. The VA may provide to any spina bifida-affected child of a veteran who served on active duty in Thailand beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, and who was exposed to a herbicide agent during such service, the same health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a similarly affected child of a Vietnam veteran.
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Timeline
Nov 8, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2105
Introduced in Senate
Jan 18, 2018
Introduced in House
Jan 18, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  • November 8, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2105
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 18, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • January 18, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • January 18, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Bruce Westerman

Bruce Westerman

Republican Representative

Arkansas

Cosponsors (53)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Steve Womack (Republican)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Mike Kelly (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Chris Collins (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Stephen Knight (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-2105: A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-3175: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance to children suffering from spina bifida whose parents are veterans who served in Thailand and were exposed to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaBirth defectsChild healthConflicts and warsDisability and paralysisHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyNeurological disordersThailandVeterans' pensions and compensationVietnamVocational and technical education