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Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-332| Senate 
| Updated: 9/15/2020
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (3)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to brief Congress and report on the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide benefits to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, and have specified diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents (i.e., chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, or acute or subacute peripheral neuropathy). The VA must implement recommendations from the GAO report related to the adjudication of claims for benefits for veterans with the specified diseases.

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Feb 1, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-566
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 5, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Sep 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
  • February 1, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-566
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • February 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • August 5, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • September 15, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.


  • September 15, 2020
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-566: Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act
AsiaConflicts and warsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary personnel and dependentsNeurological disordersVeterans' medical careVietnam

Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-332| Senate 
| Updated: 9/15/2020
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to brief Congress and report on the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide benefits to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, and have specified diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents (i.e., chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, or acute or subacute peripheral neuropathy). The VA must implement recommendations from the GAO report related to the adjudication of claims for benefits for veterans with the specified diseases.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

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Timeline
Feb 1, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-566
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 5, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Sep 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
  • February 1, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-566
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • February 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • August 5, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • September 15, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.


  • September 15, 2020
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (3)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-566: Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaConflicts and warsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary personnel and dependentsNeurological disordersVeterans' medical careVietnam