I heard New York U.S. Senator Gillibrand speak on the Blue Water Navy this morning on the Fox News Network. The Senate does not have a companion bill for H.R. 812 the Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011. There are only 9 co-sponsors for this bill. I have the CBO cost breakdown from the last Congress if anyone is interested. Please contact your Congressional Representatives and get them on board if they are not already a co-sponsor. This thing is in committee and could die there. Most of the sponsor I could identify are Democratic. I know that this goes against the fact that we do not have money in the U.S., but, these men are affected and infected with the same diseases as those with boots on the ground.
Carl K Price
Bill Summary & Status
112th Congress (2011 - 2012)
H.R.812
All Information
Item 1 of 1
H.R.812
Latest Title: Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/18/2011) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2011 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jump to: Summary, Major Actions, All Actions, Titles, Cosponsors, Committees, Related Bill Details, Amendments
SUMMARY AS OF:
2/18/2011--Introduced.
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.
MAJOR ACTIONS:
***NONE***
ALL ACTIONS:
2/18/2011:
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
3/15/2011:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011
OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam.
COSPONSORS(9), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 3/30/2011
Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] - 3/29/2011
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] - 4/4/2011
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 3/15/2011
Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [IL-2] - 3/3/2011
Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] - 4/12/2011
Rep Shuler, Heath [NC-11] - 4/4/2011
Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 4/6/2011
Rep Welch, Peter [VT] - 4/6/2011
COMMITTEE(S):
Committee/Subcommittee:
Activity:
House Veterans' Affairs
Referral, In Committee
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Referral
RELATED BILL DETAILS:
***NONE***
AMENDMENT(S):
***NONE***
H.R.812 -- Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011 (Introduced in House - IH)
HR 812 IH
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 812
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2011
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PRESUMPTIONS OF EXPOSURE FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE VICINITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.
(a) Clarification- Section 1116 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsections (a)(1) and (f), by striking `a veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served in the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975' and inserting `a veteran described in subsection (g)'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(g) A veteran described in this subsection is a veteran who--
`(1) during active military, naval, or air service--
`(A) served in the Republic of Vietnam (including the inland waterways, ports, and harbors of such Republic, the waters offshore of such Republic, and the airspace above such Republic) during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975; or
`(B) served in 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.'.
(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of September 25, 1985.
"Fighting for Our Veterans-Supporting Our Troops"
Proudly Serving All Branches & All Eras Since 1999
Search Our Site Below
Entire web
No registration required to leave comments
