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H.R. 533 108th Congress House

Agent Orange Veterans' Disabled Children's Benefits Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for health benefits and certain other benefits to be furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs to any i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for health benefits and certain other benefits to be furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs to any individual who has spina bifida and is the natural child of a veteran who, while in military service, was exposed to a herbicide agent.

Introduced: February 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Birth defectsChild healthDisabledEnvironmental Protection
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FamiliesHealthHerbicidesLabor and EmploymentVeterans' benefitsVeterans' disability compensationVeterans' educationVeterans' medical careVietnam veteransVocational and technical educationVocational rehabilitation
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2003
See Public Law 108-183.
Nov 19, 2003
Provision incorporated. See H. R. 2297, as amended, Title I, Section 102.
Jun 25, 2003
Provision incorporated. See H. R. 2297, Section 12.
Apr 10, 2003
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Feb 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 5, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 16, 2003

See Public Law 108-183.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Agent Orange Veterans' Disabled Children's Benefits Act of 2003 - Provides health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and a monthly disability allowance through the Department of Veterans Affairs to the natural child of a parent who performed qualifying herbicide-risk service (active military service in an area in which a Vietnam-era herbicide agent was used or service during which the parent was otherwise exposed to such agent) if such child was conceived after such service and suffers from spina bifida. (Currently, such benefits are authorized only for the spina bifida care of a Vietnam veteran's natural child conceived after the veteran first entered the Republic of Vietnam.)
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2297 Procedurally related Veterans Benefits Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 533: Agent Orange Veterans' Disabled Children's Benefits Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-533/
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"H.R. 533: Agent Orange Veterans' Disabled Children's Benefits Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-533/.
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H.R. 533, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-533/.
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