HR 637 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act

Introduced Jan 17, 2019 Originated House Sponsor John Katko R-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 8, 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a task force to make recommendations about the care and compensation that should be provided to veterans who have been exposed to Agent Orange, their spouses, and multiple generations of their offspring.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 17, 2019 to Jul 25, 2019, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-SCJoe CunninghamJul 25, 2019

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  2. Feb 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House
  4. Jan 17, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House

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