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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.

USA115th CongressSCONRES-12| Senate 
| Updated: 4/4/2017
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (26)
Dean Heller (Republican)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Recognizes that the intent of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 included the presumption that veterans who served in the Armed Forces in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, served in Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. Expresses the intent that such veterans who served in those areas and other areas exposed to Agent Orange who have been diagnosed with connected medical conditions should be equally recognized for such exposure through equitable benefits and coverage as those who served in the inland rivers and on the Vietnamese land mass. Calls on the Department of Veterans Affairs to review its policy that excludes presumptive coverage for Agent Orange exposure for such veterans.
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Timeline
Apr 4, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HCONRES 115-45
Introduced in House
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2219-2220)
  • April 4, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HCONRES 115-45
    Introduced in House


  • April 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 4, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2219-2220)

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HCONRES 115-45: Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
Administrative remediesAsiaConflicts and warsDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisHazardous wastes and toxic substancesVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensationVietnam

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.

USA115th CongressSCONRES-12| Senate 
| Updated: 4/4/2017
Recognizes that the intent of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 included the presumption that veterans who served in the Armed Forces in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, served in Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. Expresses the intent that such veterans who served in those areas and other areas exposed to Agent Orange who have been diagnosed with connected medical conditions should be equally recognized for such exposure through equitable benefits and coverage as those who served in the inland rivers and on the Vietnamese land mass. Calls on the Department of Veterans Affairs to review its policy that excludes presumptive coverage for Agent Orange exposure for such veterans.
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Timeline
Apr 4, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HCONRES 115-45
Introduced in House
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2219-2220)
  • April 4, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HCONRES 115-45
    Introduced in House


  • April 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 4, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2219-2220)
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (26)
Dean Heller (Republican)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HCONRES 115-45: Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAsiaConflicts and warsDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisHazardous wastes and toxic substancesVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensationVietnam