# 116-hr-6082: Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act

116-hr-6082, Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA); status Committee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6082
- Congress: 116
- Title: Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act
- Status: Committee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2020-03-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act This bill revises the definition of Vietnam era for purposes of the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, the bill adjusts the start date of the era to November 1, 1955 (currently February 28, 1961), when relating to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2020-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6082 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6082)

## Related
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
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