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US HB3051

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rashida Tlaib

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • USAID would provide health care assistance to Vietnamese residents affected by Agent Orange exposure from 1961-1975, including medical services, nursing care, vocational training, and support for caregiving institutions

  • Environmental remediation funding would continue for contaminated areas in Vietnam, prioritizing former military bases and heavily sprayed regions where TCDD concentrations remain as high as 1,000 mg/kg in soil samples

  • HHS would conduct health assessments of Vietnamese Americans potentially exposed to Agent Orange and establish treatment centers in U.S. communities with large Vietnamese American populations

  • Housing assistance, micro grants, and poverty reduction programs would be provided to affected Vietnamese individuals and families through community organizations and public agencies

  • Implementation plans must be completed within 180 days of enactment, with full implementation within 18 months, followed by quarterly congressional reports on progress

Legislative Description

Victims of Agent Orange Act of 2025

Armed forces and national security

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

4/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Affairs4/28/2025

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