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Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3446| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2020
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (4)
Joe Manchin (Independent)Jon Tester (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020 This bill reinstates and extends through September 30, 2025, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service-connection after exposure to an 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.
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Timeline
Mar 29, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1482
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • March 29, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1482
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • March 11, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1482: Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act
AsiaConflicts and warsDisability assistanceHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensationVietnam

Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3446| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2020
Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020 This bill reinstates and extends through September 30, 2025, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service-connection after exposure to an 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.
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Timeline
Mar 29, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1482
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • March 29, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1482
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • March 11, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (4)
Joe Manchin (Independent)Jon Tester (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1482: Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaConflicts and warsDisability assistanceHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensationVietnam