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US HB3051
Bill
Status
4/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rashida Tlaib
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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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
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Housing assistance, micro grants, and poverty reduction programs would be provided to affected Vietnamese individuals and families through community organizations and public agencies
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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