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Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act

Introduced: April 15, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Jul 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 15, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act

This bill expands the presumption of service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for veterans who served in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

Specifically, the bill expands the presumption to cover veterans who served

  • in Thailand at a U.S. Army base or Royal Thai Air Force base between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975;
  • at the Royal Thai Army Replacement Training Center, Pranburi Military Reservation between January 1, 1964, and April 30, 1964;
  • in Laos between December 1, 1965, and September 30, 1969; or
  • in Cambodia at Mimot or Krek, Kompon Cham Province between April 16, 1969, and April 30, 1969.
What's happening now July 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 13, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 13, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 15, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 15, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 15, 2021
O'Halleran, Tom
· Apr 15, 2021
Pascrell, Bill
· Apr 15, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 15, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2569: Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2569/
MLA
"H.R. 2569: Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2569/.
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H.R. 2569, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2569/.
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[H.R. 2569: Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2569/)
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