Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 4, 2019)
Expedite Agent Orange Coverage 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.
What just happenedMar 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 4, 2019
- Mar 29, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee - Mar 4, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 4, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 4, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House