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S.332: Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 5, 2019
- Latest Major Action Sept. 15, 2020
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
3 (All Democrats)
Bill Versions
- Reported to Senate - Sept. 15, 2020
- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 5, 2019
Bill Summary
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to brief Congress and report on the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide benefits to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, and have specified diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents (i.e., chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, or acute or subacute peripheral neuropathy). The VA must...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Sept. 15, 2020 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
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| Sept. 15, 2020 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
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| Aug. 5, 2020 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| Feb. 5, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| Feb. 5, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) |