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HR 3596 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

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

Introduced: July 29, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 28, 2021
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 September 7, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jan 12, 2022
Delgado, Antonio
· Jul 29, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 16, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· May 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3596: Lawrence J. Hackett, Jr., Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3596/
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"H.R. 3596: Lawrence J. Hackett, Jr., Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3596/.
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