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HR 2269 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Disability assistance Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Thailand Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 8, 2021 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that, if it creates a presumption of service-connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to an herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces between January 9, 1962, and June 30, 1976, at a military base in Thailand, such presumption must also apply to exposure at any military base in Thailand, regardless of where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed.

What's happening now June 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 67
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Dec 20, 2022
R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Nov 17, 2022
R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Jul 14, 2022
D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 1, 2022
R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · May 27, 2022
D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 1, 2022
D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 22, 2022
McKinley, David
· Feb 9, 2022
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Dec 14, 2021
D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Dec 9, 2021
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Nov 30, 2021
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Oct 25, 2021
R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Oct 20, 2021
R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Oct 19, 2021
Herrell, Yvette
· Oct 12, 2021
Stewart, Chris
· Oct 12, 2021
R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Sep 20, 2021
R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Sep 10, 2021
Gohmert, Louie
· Aug 3, 2021
R
Spartz, Victoria
Indiana · Jul 29, 2021
Zeldin, Lee
· Jun 17, 2021
D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 11, 2021
Kilmer, Derek
· May 12, 2021
D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · May 12, 2021
R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Apr 28, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Apr 8, 2021
R
McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 8, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Apr 8, 2021
Walorski, Jackie
· Apr 8, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Mar 26, 2021
R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Mar 26, 2021
R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Mar 26, 2021
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 26, 2021
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 26, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Mar 26, 2021
Demings, Val
· Mar 26, 2021
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 26, 2021
Gallagher, Mike
· Mar 26, 2021
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Mar 26, 2021
R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 26, 2021
D
Harder, Josh
California · Mar 26, 2021
R
Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Mar 26, 2021
R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Mar 26, 2021
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 26, 2021
R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Mar 26, 2021
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 26, 2021
D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Mar 26, 2021
KIND, RON
· Mar 26, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Mar 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2269: To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2269/
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"H.R. 2269: To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2269/.
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