US Congress House Bill 812 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 59-14)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-15 - 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]

Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011 - Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam, for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam, such Republic's inland waterways, ports, harbors, waters offshore, and airspace. Includes as veterans eligible for such presumption those who: (1) served on Johnston Island during the period beginning on April 1, 1972, and ending on September 30, 1977; or (2) received the Vietnam Service Medal or the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011

Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Schilling [R-IL]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Turner [R-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]
Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB1629 (Related) 2011-09-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/812/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr812/BILLS-112hr812ih.pdf