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H.R. 1962 (97th)

Independent Agent Orange Study Act

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Introduced

19 February 1981

Last action

19 February 1981 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Atkinson, Eugene V. [D-PA-25], Rep. Bailey, Donald A. [D-PA-21], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12], Rep. Coyne, James K. [R-PA-8], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Martin, David O'B. [R-NY-26], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6], Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4], Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Rep. Evans, Thomas B., Jr. [R-DE-At Large], Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

29 August 2025

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Summary

Independent Agent Orange Study Act - Amends the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy will conduct the epidemiological study of veterans exposed to Agent Orange.

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Timeline

  1. 19 February 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 February 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 February 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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