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.
USA117th CongressS-657| Senate
| Updated: 4/28/2021
John Boozman
Republican Senator
Arkansas
Cosponsors (21)
Mike Braun (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs 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 between January 9, 1962, and June 30, 1976, 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress
S 116-1381A 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.
Bill from Previous Congress
S 115-2105A 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.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 117-2269Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
AsiaConflicts and warsDisability assistanceHazardous wastes and toxic substancesThailandVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation
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.
USA117th CongressS-657| Senate
| Updated: 4/28/2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs 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 between January 9, 1962, and June 30, 1976, 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress
S 116-1381A 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.
Bill from Previous Congress
S 115-2105A 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.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 117-2269Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
John Boozman
Republican Senator
Arkansas
Cosponsors (21)
Mike Braun (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaConflicts and warsDisability assistanceHazardous wastes and toxic substancesThailandVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation