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HR 1587 107th Congress House

Agent Orange Respiratory Cancer Act of 2001

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 30-year manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 30-year manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975.

Introduced: May 7, 2001 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security CancerHealthLung cancerRespiratory diseases
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Veterans' disability compensationVietnam veterans
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Apr 25, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 25, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 9, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Agent Orange Respiratory Cancer Act of 2001 - Repeals the requirement that, in order to be considered service-connected and, therefore, compensable under veterans' disability compensation, respiratory cancers must have become manifest in a veteran within 30 years after the last date on which the veteran performed active military service in the Republic of Vietnam.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Independent 1
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 20, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 26, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 26, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 14, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 6, 2001
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jun 6, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· May 7, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 7, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1587: Agent Orange Respiratory Cancer Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1587/
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"H.R. 1587: Agent Orange Respiratory Cancer Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1587/.
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H.R. 1587, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1587/.
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