To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that, if it creates a presumption of service-connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to an herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces between January 9, 1962, and June 30, 1976, at a military base in Thailand, such presumption must also apply to exposure at any military base in Thailand, regardless of where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 26, 2021
Last action Jun 22, 2021
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Committee
2
Jun 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 67 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bruce Westerman
RRepublican
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Kirkpatrick
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Gonzalez
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Bobby L. Rush
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
RRepublican
Co
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
RRepublican
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