[History of Bills, Volume 130 (1984)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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H.R. 1961--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a 
    presumption of service connection for the occurrence of certain 
    diseases related to exposure to herbicides or other environmental 
    hazards or conditions in veterans who served in Southeast Asia 
    during the Vietnam era; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Bonior of Michigan, 
    Mr. Edgar, Mr. Long of Maryland, Mr. Williams of Ohio, Mr. 
    Richardson, Mr. Applegate, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Kastenmeier, Mr. Olin, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Ottinger, Mr. 
    Whitehurst, Mr. Barnes, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Leland, Mr. Feighan, Mr. 
    Ratchford, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ford of Michigan, Mr. Smith of Florida, 
    Mr. Frank, Mr. Tallon, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Stark, 
    Mr. Morrison of Connecticut, Mr. Owens, Mr. Simon, Mr. Roe, Mr. 
    Fauntroy, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Scheuer, Mr. Studds, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Erdreich, Mr. Corrada, Mr. Eckart, Mr. Ford of 
    Tennessee, Mr. Traxler, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Williams of Montana, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Perkins, Mr. Lowry of Washington, Mr. 
    McKinney, Mr. Hertel of Michigan, Mr. Wirth, Mrs. Schneider, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Berman, Mr. Shannon, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    D'Amours, Mrs. Collins, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Levine of California, 
    Mr. Weiss, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Fazio, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
    Dwyer of New Jersey, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Weaver, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Howard, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bates, Mr. Seiberling, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Borski, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Sunia, Mr. Mrazek, Mr. 
    Addabbo, Mr. Rodino, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Edwards of California, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Penny, Mr. Fish, Mr. Aspin, Mr. Kemp, 
    Mr. Florio, Ms. Oakar, Mr. Gore, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. de 
    Lugo, Mr. McCloskey, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kogovsek, Mr. 
    Torricelli, Mr. Horton, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Evans of Illinois, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Wolpe, Mr. Glickman, and Mr. Slattery)
  Cosponsors added
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 9809592)
  Debated
  Rules suspended. Amended and passed House
  Title amended
  Ordered held at desk
  Amended and passed Senate (in lieu of S. 1651)
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference. 
  Conferees appointed