HR 2297
97th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Agent Orange
Environmental Protection
Herbicides
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
Vietnamese Conflict
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive the one-year limitation on claims for compensation from Veterans' Administration for disabilities and diseases incurred in or aggravated by military service in the case of claims by veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era for compensation for disabilities resulting from exposure to the phenoxy herbicide known as "Agent Orange" or other phenoxy herbicides.
Introduced: March 4, 1981
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 4, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability caused by exposure to a phenoxy herbicide (Agent Orange) for veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era. Waives the one-year limitation on claims for compensation for such disabilities.
What's happening now
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1