3.0.0 3507 2023-01-11T13:41:19Z 2023-01-11T13:41:19Z Senate S 2018-09-26 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-09-26T21:45:39Z Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act 115 6941 HR 2018-09-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Related bill CRS 2018-09-26 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2018-09-26 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2018-10-01 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2018-10-01 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-10-02 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2018-10-05 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Military personnel and dependents Veterans' medical care Vietnam Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-29T21:20:47Z This bill reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.

]]> A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3507is/xml/BILLS-115s3507is.xml 2018-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.