3.0.0 1939 2023-01-11T13:17:40Z 2023-01-11T13:17:40Z Senate S S 2009-10-27 111 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2010-05-19T19:03:45Z Referred to 2009-10-27T21:04:18Z Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009 111 2254 HR 2009-05-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2010-05-19 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623. Committee 2009-10-27 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-10-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] ARLEN SPECTER D PA 2009-10-27 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-10-27 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2009-10-27 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2009-10-27 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2009-11-09 False B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2009-11-09 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2009-11-10 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-11-20 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2009-11-20 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2009-12-07 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2009-12-07 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2009-12-22 False H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. 2010-01-22 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2010-02-04 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2010-03-05 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2010-03-15 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2010-04-13 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2010-04-19 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2010-05-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Disability assistance Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Veterans' pensions and compensation Vietnam Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-10-27 Introduced in Senate 2010-02-04T21:13:16Z Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009 - Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam, for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam, such Republic's inland waterways, ports, and harbors, waters offshore, and airspace above.

Includes as veterans eligible for such presumption those who: (1) served on Johnston Island during the period beginning on April 1, 1972, and ending on September 30, 1977; or (2) received the Vietnam Service Medal or the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

]]> Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009 Display Title Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1939is/xml/BILLS-111s1939is.xml 2010-05-19 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.