Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 4 March 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 March 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 March 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 March 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 March 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 March 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 March 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 March 2019

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Sponsors

• Charlie Crist · D · Sponsor
• Markwayne Mullin · R · Sponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020
• related to ← Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act