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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.

USA116th CongressS-1381| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2019
John Boozman

John Boozman

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (16)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mike Braun (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill requires 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 an herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption must also apply to exposure at any military base in Thailand, regardless of where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed. Additionally, the bill extends eligibility for VA health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance to children with spina bifida who have at least one veteran parent who may have been exposed to an herbicide agent while serving in Thailand between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975.
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Bill from Previous Congress

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.
Apr 29, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2201
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    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.


  • April 29, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2201
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • May 9, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2201: 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.
AsiaBirth defectsChild healthConflicts and warsDisability and paralysisHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyNeurological disordersThailandVeterans' pensions and compensationVietnamVocational and technical education

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.

USA116th CongressS-1381| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2019
This bill requires 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 an herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption must also apply to exposure at any military base in Thailand, regardless of where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed. Additionally, the bill extends eligibility for VA health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance to children with spina bifida who have at least one veteran parent who may have been exposed to an herbicide agent while serving in Thailand between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

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.
Apr 29, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2201
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    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.


  • April 29, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2201
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • May 9, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
John Boozman

John Boozman

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (16)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mike Braun (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2201: 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.
  • 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