US HB2201 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that, if it creates a presumption of service-connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to an herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption must also apply to exposure at any military base in Thailand, regardless of where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed.

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Title

To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]Rep. Joe Cunningham [D-SC]Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]
Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. French Hill [R-AR]Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]
Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]Rep. Don Young [R-AK]Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]
Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]
Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]
Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]
Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]Rep. James Comer [R-KY]Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]
Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA]Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-04-29HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2019-04-10HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-04-10HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1381 (Related) 2019-05-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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