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<title>Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act</title>
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<action-date>2019-01-17</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a task force to make recommendations about the care and compensation that should be provided to veterans who have been exposed to Agent Orange, their spouses, and multiple generations of their offspring.</p>]]></summary-text>
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