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Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act

Introduced: January 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a task force to make recommendations about the care and compensation that should be provided to veterans who have been exposed to Agent Orange, their spouses, and multiple generations of their offspring.

What's happening now February 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 637: Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-637/
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"H.R. 637: Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-637/.
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H.R. 637, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-637/.
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