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Encouraging the President to expand the list of the Department of Veterans Affairs of presumptive medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer,…

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Encouraging the President to expand the list of the Department of Veterans Affairs of presumptive medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.

Introduced: November 21, 2019 Introduced by: Harder, Josh Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 21, 2019
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This resolution encourages the President to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs list of presumptive medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.

What's happening now November 21, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 16, 2020
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Dec 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 729: Encouraging the President to expand the list of the Department of Veterans Affairs of presumptive medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-729/
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"H. Res. 729: Encouraging the President to expand the list of the Department of Veterans Affairs of presumptive medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-729/.
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H. Res. 729, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-729/.
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[H. Res. 729: Encouraging the President to expand the list of the Department of Veterans Affairs of presumptive medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-729/)
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