SENATE 422115th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/16/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-16Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-02-16Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-16 (00)
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
This bill includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam.
Cosponsors (20)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Mark Warner (D-VA)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Asia
- Conflicts and wars
- Disability and paralysis
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Vietnam
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