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Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act
Sponsored By: Representative Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
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Summary
Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act This bill reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
OK • R
Sponsored 9/27/2018
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/5/2018
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
FL • R
Sponsored 11/14/2018
Roll Call Votes
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