Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 27, 2018)
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.
What just happenedSep 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 27, 2018
- Sep 27, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee - Sep 27, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Sep 27, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 27, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House