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H.R. 2493 (97th)

Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Act

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Introduced

12 March 1981

Last action

12 March 1981 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sponsors

Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large], Rep. Bailey, Donald A. [D-PA-21], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Mattox, James A. [D-TX-5], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11], Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Lee, Gary A. [R-NY-33], Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3], Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2], Rep. Atkinson, Eugene V. [D-PA-25], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21], Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

29 August 2025

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Summary

Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Act - Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability for veterans exposed to herbicides during service who suffer from a disease which may be caused by exposure to such herbicides, developed to a ten percent degree of disability. Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to determine what diseases and birth defects may be due to exposure to herbicides. Qualifies such birth defects disabling to a degree of ten percent as an aggravation of a preexisting injury suffered in the line of duty in the active military service during a period of war. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations within one year of enactment incorporating such determinations and setting forth the conditions of service during the Vietnam era required to establish exposure.

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Timeline

  1. 12 March 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 March 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 March 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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