Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015

Summary

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam.

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Timeline

1. 9 March 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 May 2015

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-182.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 9 March 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 March 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 March 2015

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 9 March 2015

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Sponsors

• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
• Steve Daines · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
• Jerry Moran · R · Cosponsor
• Gary Peters · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Dan Sullivan · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Mike Crapo · R · Cosponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• Brian Schatz · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• Timothy Kaine · D · Cosponsor
• Mark Warner · D · Cosponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• John Boozman · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Rounds · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Michael Bennet · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
• related to → Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015