H.R. 7476: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress on programs to notify veterans of potential exposure to certain herbicide agents outside of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 7476: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress on programs to notify veterans of potential exposure to certain herbicide agents outside of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress on programs to notify veterans of potential exposure to certain herbicide agents outside of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on outreach activities regarding the potential exposure of veterans to certain herbicide agents utilized, stored, or tested by the military between May 1, 1945, and June 10, 1977, at sites outside of Vietnam. The report must indicate whether outreach activities are being conducted in Spanish.
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress on programs to notify veterans of potential exposure to certain herbicide agents outside of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7476.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr7476 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116