# 119-hr-3052: Agent Orange Relief Act of 2025

119-hr-3052, Agent Orange Relief Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3052
- Congress: 119
- Title: Agent Orange Relief Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-12

## Summary

**Address intergenerational harms from Agent Orange exposure.** This bill would direct the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services to expand care, research, and community services for children of Vietnam veterans and Vietnamese American communities affected by herbicide exposure. - Families and children: Would rename and VA subchapter using gender-neutral "Vietnam veteran" language and refocus it on "children of vietnam veterans born with certain birth defects." VA must survey children who received care to see if treatment is adequate and recommend fixes. - Veterans, researchers, and providers: Would require VA to support and coordinate public research on Agent Orange health issues with U.S. and Vietnam medical schools. VA-contracted health providers must give access to medical records for research and the bill broadly defines "Agent Orange" to include compounds that became part of herbicides by design or impurities. - Vietnamese American communities: Would require HHS to fund broad health assessments of Vietnamese Americans and descendants and to establish local centers for assessment, counseling, and treatment. Each Secretary must produce implementation plans within 180 days and complete implementation within 18 months.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Equal benefits for children of Vietnam veterans: benefit, high. If enacted, VA rules would replace "woman Vietnam veteran" with "Vietnam veteran" throughout this subchapter. The title would change to "children of Vietnam veterans born with certain birth defects." This could expand which children qualify for VA care and benefits under this subchapter. These chan…
- Health centers for Vietnamese American communities: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would set up health centers in U.S. areas with large Vietnamese American populations within 18 months. The centers would offer assessment, counseling, and treatment for Agent Orange related conditions. HHS could partner with community and Vietnamese American groups. HHS would also g…
- Faster HHS and VA rollout and reports: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS and VA would finish their implementation plans within 180 days and issue any requests for proposals. They would put the bill’s programs in place within 18 months. Starting after 18 months, each agency would send Congress a report every quarter, due within 30 days after each fiscal q…
- More VA research on Agent Orange families: benefit, medium. If enacted, VA-contracted providers would have to give VA access to medical records of people treated under that program for research on intergenerational effects. That change would start 30 days after enactment. VA would survey, within 18 months, children of exposed veterans who got care under thi…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3052 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3052)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3052 (as of 2026-08-12).