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HR 6562 110th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Disability and paralysis Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Vietnam

Agent Orange Equity Act of 2008

Introduced: September 27, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 22, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agent Orange Equity Act of 2008 - Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam, for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam, such Republic's inland waterways, waters offshore, and airspace above.

What's happening now July 22, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 3
Mitchell, Harry
· Sep 27, 2008
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 10, 2008
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 9, 2008
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 9, 2008
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 30, 2008
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6562: Agent Orange Equity Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6562/
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"H.R. 6562: Agent Orange Equity Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6562/.
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