Agent Orange Relief Act of 2025
This bill would expand Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to cover children of male Vietnam veterans with birth defects related to Agent Orange exposure, currently only covering spina bifida. It would establish health assessment programs and treatment centers for Vietnamese Americans affected by Agent Orange and their descendants. The bill also requires research into intergenerational health effects and mandates implementation within 18 months of enactment. It would extend recognition to include Vietnamese, Lao, and Cambodian people affected by Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 28, 2025
Last action Apr 30, 2025
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Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Apr 28, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
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Rashida Tlaib
DDemocratic
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Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
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Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
Jerrold Nadler
DDemocratic
Co
Jesús G. "Chuy" García
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Chu
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Mullin
DDemocratic
Co
Lateefah Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Linda T. Sánchez
DDemocratic
Co
Mark DeSaulnier
DDemocratic
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