Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020
United States116th CongressS-3446Senate
Updated: Mar 11, 2020
Summary
Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020 This bill reinstates and extends through September 30, 2025, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service-connection after exposure to an herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-1482: Expedite Agent Orange Coverage ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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