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S 786 98th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Agent Orange Veterans' disability compensation Vietnamese Conflict

Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Relief Act

Introduced: March 11, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 1983
Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-511.
Jun 2, 1983
Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.
Mar 15, 1983
Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.
Mar 11, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Mar 11, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Relief Act - Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability for veterans exposed to herbicides during service in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era who suffer from specified diseases which may be caused by exposure to such herbicides, developed to a ten percent degree of disability. Permits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to determine what other diseases may be due to exposure to herbicides, chemicals or environmental hazards.

Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations within one year of enactment incorporating such determinations and setting forth the standards used to reach them.

What's happening now June 22, 1983

Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-511.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1961 Identical bill Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act
  • HR 2017 Identical bill Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Relief Act
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 12, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 786: Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Relief Act. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-786/
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"S. 786: Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Relief Act." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-786/.
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