HR 25 Summary

• Express sympathy to victims of Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War and honor their service to the country

• More than 8 million citizens served during the Vietnam War, during which Agent Orange was sprayed from 1961 to 1971, exposing 2.6 million American soldiers to the herbicide and defoliant chemical

• Agent Orange causes serious illnesses including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, ischemic heart disease, soft tissue sarcoma, and various cancers, and causes genetic damage affecting children and grandchildren of exposed veterans

• Approximately 800,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange survive today, with approximately 300 deaths occurring among them every day, yet they are not recognized as fatalities of the Vietnam War

• The House of Representatives honors these veterans as some of America's most heroic citizens for their sacrifices in preserving the nation's liberties