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HR 809 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security American Samoa Asia Conflicts and wars Disability and paralysis Guam Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Northern Mariana Islands Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Vietnam

Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act

Introduced: April 10, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced in House
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Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act

This bill provides presumptive service connection to herbicide exposure, for purposes of eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs health benefits, for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa during the Vietnam War and who show symptoms of medical conditions associated with such exposure.

What's happening now February 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 4 Republican 9
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jul 27, 2018
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jul 12, 2018
Jenkins, Evan
· Jun 14, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jun 13, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 16, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 16, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Apr 10, 2018
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Mar 7, 2018
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 6, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 6, 2018
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 14, 2018
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Nov 2, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Sep 26, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 1, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Apr 27, 2017
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Apr 20, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 809: Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-809/
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"H.R. 809: Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-809/.
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H.R. 809, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-809/.
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