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HR 4479 100th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Agent Orange Damages Military pensions Products liability Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions Vietnam veterans

A bill to protect certain pensions and other benefits of veterans and survivors of veterans who are entitled to damages in the case of In re: "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation.

Introduced: April 28, 1988 See on congress.gov
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Apr 28, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 28, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs from taking into consideration any payment to any person pursuant to the settlement in the case of In re: "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation in determining: (1) eligibility to receive a veterans' pension; (2) the amount of any such pension; or (3) the amount of such person's attributable income for purposes of eligibility for certain medical benefits.

What's happening now April 28, 1988

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 4, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4479: A bill to protect certain pensions and other benefits of veterans and survivors of veterans who are entitled to damages in the case of In re: "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4479/
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"H.R. 4479: A bill to protect certain pensions and other benefits of veterans and survivors of veterans who are entitled to damages in the case of In re: "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4479/.
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H.R. 4479, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4479/.
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[H.R. 4479: A bill to protect certain pensions and other benefits of veterans and survivors of veterans who are entitled to damages in the case of In re: "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4479/)
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