Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2019

Summary

Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of State, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide assistance to people in Vietnam in relation to Agent Orange exposure. Specifically, the State Department must provide assistance (1) to address the health care needs of certain residents of Vietnam affected by Agent Orange exposure, (2) to institutions in Vietnam that provide health care to such individuals, (3) to improve housing and reduce poverty for specified individuals and their families, and (4) to remediate areas of Vietnam that contain high levels of Agent Orange. HHS must (1) make grants to public health organizations and Vietnamese-American organizations to conduct a broad health assessment of Vietnamese-Americans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange and their descendants; and (2) establish centers in U.S. locations where large populations of Vietnamese-Americans reside to provide assessment, counseling, and treatment for conditions related to Agent Orange exposure. Under the bill, certain benefits will be made available to the children of male veterans who served in Vietnam who are affected by certain birth defects. Currently, these benefits are only available to the children of women Vietnam veterans. The VA shall require any health care provider with whom the VA enters into a contract for the provision of health care to such children to provide the VA access to their medical records for research into the intergenerational effects of Agent Orange exposure.

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Timeline

1. 8 January 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 January 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 January 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 25 January 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 1 February 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 8 January 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 January 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 January 2019

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Sponsors

• Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
• JAMES LANGEVIN · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
• Darren Soto · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Zoe Lofgren · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Earl Blumenauer · D · Cosponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Jesús García · D · Cosponsor
• Sean Maloney · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Gwen Moore · D · Cosponsor
• JOSE SERRANO · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
• Juan Vargas · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to ← Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2017