H.R. 9977 · 118th Congress

Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2024

Introduced on Oct 11, 2024 by Barbara Lee (D-CA-12). 12 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Oct 25, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Oct 11, 2024
Cosponsors
12
0 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance for individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange, and for other purposes.

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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Barbara LeeD-CA-12Sponsor

Democrats · 12

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History

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  1. Oct 11, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Oct 11, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Oct 11, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Oct 11, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Oct 11, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Oct 18, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  7. Oct 25, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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