S. 1939 · 111th Congress

Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009

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D GillibrandSponsor

19 cosponsors · 18 D, 1 I

4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009 - Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam, for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam, such Republic's inland waterways, ports, and harbors, waters offshore, and airspace above.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 27, 2009

Includes as veterans eligible for such presumption those who: (1) served on Johnston Island during the period beginning on April 1, 1972, and ending on September 30, 1977; or (2) received the Vietnam Service Medal or the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009

Latest action (May 19, 2010): Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 27, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.