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S 3446 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Disability assistance Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Military personnel and dependents Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Vietnam

Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020

Introduced: March 11, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 11, 2020
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Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020

This bill reinstates and extends through September 30, 2025, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service-connection after exposure to an herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.

What's happening now March 11, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1482 Related bill Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3446: Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3446/
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"S. 3446: Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3446/.
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S. 3446, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3446/.
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