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A resolution designating the month of August 2009 as "Agent Orange Awareness Month".

Introduced: August 6, 2009 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Aug 6, 2009
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9060; text as passed Senate: CR S9060; text of measure as introduced: CR S9046)
Aug 6, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9060; text as passed Senate: CR S9060; text of measure as introduced: CR S9046)
Aug 6, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates August 2009 as Agent Orange Awareness Month.

Recognizes the sacrifices made by our veterans and service-members, especially those who were exposed to Agent Orange. Calls attention to the adverse effects that such exposure has had on their health.

What's happening now August 6, 2009

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9060; text as passed Senate: CR S9060; text of measure as introduced: CR S9046)