S. 657 · 117th Congress · Senate

A bill 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.

Active· Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Introduced
Mar 10, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This bill 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 between January 9, 1962, and June 30, 1976, 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. APR 28, 2021Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

  2. MAR 10, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  3. MAR 10, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Apr 28, 2021

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 10, 2021

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