HR 6941 · 115th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act

Introduced 2018-09-27· Sponsored by Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.(2018-09-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act This bill reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans