S 422
115th Congress
Senate
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
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
Introduced: February 16, 2017
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
This bill includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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