Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 1, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of State, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide assistance to people in Vietnam in relation to Agent Orange exposure.
Specifically, the State Department must provide assistance (1) to address the health care needs of certain residents of Vietnam affected by Agent Orange exposure, (2) to institutions in Vietnam that provide health care to such individuals, (3) to improve housing and reduce poverty for specified individuals and their families, and (4) to remediate areas of Vietnam that contain high levels of Agent Orange.
HHS must (1) make grants to public health organizations and Vietnamese-American organizations to conduct a broad health assessment of Vietnamese-Americans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange and their descendants; and (2) establish centers in U.S. locations where large populations of Vietnamese-Americans reside to provide assessment, counseling, and treatment for conditions related to Agent Orange exposure.
Under the bill, certain benefits will be made available to the children of male veterans who served in Vietnam who are affected by certain birth defects. Currently, these benefits are only available to the children of women Vietnam veterans. The VA shall require any health care provider with whom the VA enters into a contract for the provision of health care to such children to provide the VA access to their medical records for research into the intergenerational effects of Agent Orange exposure.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2019 to Jan 24, 2020, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jan 8, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jan 8, 2019 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jan 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jan 8, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 27, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 27, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 19, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 8, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2019Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Birth defects
- Child health
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Employment and training programs
- Environmental health
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Home and outpatient care
- International Affairs
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Military personnel and dependents
- Nursing
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Surgery and anesthesia
- Veterans' medical care
- Vietnam
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2019Introduced in House
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