Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 15, 2020 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2019 to Nov 30, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Nov 30, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2020Committee 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, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
- Aug 5, 2020Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Feb 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 5, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 566 | Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act | Related bill | Feb 1, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2020Reported to Senate
- Feb 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
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