US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 161 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-26 - 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]

Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have been exposed to the toxin Agent Orange and should be eligible for all related Federal benefits that come with such presumption under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. Recognizes that the intent of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 included the presumption that veterans who served in the Armed Forces in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, were exposed to Agent Orange. Expresses the intent that such veterans who served in those areas and other areas exposed to Agent Orange who have been diagnosed with connected medical conditions should be equally recognized for such exposure through equitable benefits and coverage. Calls on the Department of Veterans Affairs to acknowledge such intent, rescind specified parts of the VA Adjudication Procedure Manual M21-1 pertaining to developing claims based on herbicide exposure in Vietnam, and reissue guidance extending presumptive coverage for Agent Orange exposure to such veterans.

Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have been exposed to the toxin Agent Orange and should be eligible for all related Federal benefits that come with such presumption under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.

Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2016-09-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-09-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/161/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hconres161/BILLS-114hconres161ih.pdf