HERBICIDES

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 1629), S5945 [23SE] (see H.R. 812), H1250 (see H.R. 812), H1362 [18FE] (see H.R. 3612), H8318 [8DE]

Veterans: issue a medal to those who died after service in the Vietnamese Conflict as a result of that service (see H.R. 540), H550 [8FE]

———provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam (see S. 873), S2621 [3MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H5488 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 812), E624 [4AP]

EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, H698-H700 [11FE], H2025 [29MR]

Veterans: issue a medal to those who died after service in the Vietnamese Conflict as a result of that service (H.R. 540), E383 [1MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (H.R. 2634), E1403 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require evidence of causal relationships for presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents, S4665-S4667 [19JY], S4695, S4702, S4703 [20JY]

EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, S668 [14FE]