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These bills (HR 2254 & S.1939) are important to everyone who served in or around Southeast Asia. It's time we got our government behind us, and get them to recognize and admit that our service exposed many of us to hazardous chemicals. Not everyone has exhibited symptoms or shows the side effects of that exposure. Having been there should be enough to be recognized by our government. Contact your congressmen and senators and invite them to get on board this effort. (This page has a frequently updated listing of Representative and Senator Co-Sponsors currently before congress).

111th CONGRESS 1st Session

H. R. 2254

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 5, 2009

Mr. FILNER (for himself, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. REYES, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. ORTIZ, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. PLATTS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009'.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PRESUMPTIONS OF EXPOSURE FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE VICINITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.

(a) Clarification- Section 1116 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in subsections (a)(1) and (f), by striking `a veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served in the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975' and inserting `a veteran described in subsection (g)'; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

`(g) A veteran described in this subsection is a veteran who--

`(1) during active military, naval, or air service--

`(A) served in the Republic of Vietnam (including the inland waterways, ports, and harbors of such Republic, the waters offshore of such Republic, and the airspace above such Republic) during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975; or

`(B) served in Johnston Island during the period beginning on April 1, 1972, and ending on September 30, 1977; or

`(2) received the Vietnam Service Medal or the Vietnam Campaign Medal.'.

(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of September 25, 1985.

 Updated:6 February 2010

House of Representatives

H. R. 2254

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam.

 

Representative Offices and Other Jurisdictions that have now fully endorsed HR 2254 highlighted in green:

Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida | Alaska | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming | Other jurisdictions:  American Samoa | Northern Mariana Islands | Washington, District of Columbia | Guam | Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands

Date signed on as co-sponsor

Alabama

1 Bonner, Jo, [R] Alabama, 1^st (7 JUL 09)

2 Bright, Bobby, [D] Alabama, 2^nd

3 Rogers, Mike, [R] Alabama, 3^rd (24 JUL 09)

4 Aderholt, Robert, [R] Alabama, 4^th

5 Griffith, Parker, [D] Alabama, 5^th

6 Bachus, Spencer, [R] Alabama, 6^th

7 Davis, Artur, [D] Alabama, 7^th (16 JUN 09)

 

Alaska

Young, Don, [R] Alaska, At-Large

 

American Samoa

Faleomavaega, Eni F. H., [D] American Samoa (Delegate)

 

Arizona

1 Kirkpatrick, Ann, [D] Arizona, 1^st (27 OCT 09)

2 Franks, Trent, [R] Arizona, 2^nd

3 Shadegg, John, [R] Arizona, 3^rd

4 Pastor, Ed, [D] Arizona, 4^th (5 MAY 09)

5 Mitchell, Harry E., [D] Arizona, 5^th (7 JUL 09)

6 Flake, Jeff, [R] Arizona, 6^th

7 Grijalva, Raul, [D] Arizona, 7^th (1 DEC 09)

8 Giffords, Gabrielle, [D] Arizona, 8^th

 

Arkansas

1 Berry, Marion, [D] Arkansas, 1^st

2 Snyder, Vic, [D] Arkansas 2^nd

3 Boozman, John, [R] Arkansas, 3^rd(9 DEC 09)

4 Ross, Mike, [D] Arkansas, 4^th

 

California

01 Thompson, Mike, [D] California, 1^st (4 JUN 09)

02 Herger, Wally, [R] California, 2^nd

03 Lungren, Daniel E., [R] California, 3^rd

04 McClintock, Tom, [R] California, 4^th

05 Matsui, Doris O., [D] California, 5^th

06 Woolsey, Lynn, [D] California, 6^th (7 NOV 09)

07 Miller, George, [D] California, 7^th (1 DEC 09)

08 Pelosi, Nancy, [D] California, 8^th

09 Lee, Barbara, [D] California, 9^th (13 OCT 09)

10 Garamendi, John, [D] California, 10^th

11 McNerney, Jerry, [D] California, 11^th (24 JUN 09)

12 Speier, Jackie, [D] California, 12^th

13 Stark, Fortney Pete, [D] California, 13^th (14 SEP 09)

14 Eshoo, Anna G., [D] California, 14^th (23 SEP 09)

15 Honda, Mike,[D]  California, 15^th (30 JUL 09)

16 Lofgren, Zoe, [D] California, 16^th (13 OCT 09)

17 Farr, Sam, [D] California, 17^th

18 Cardoza, Dennis, [D] California, 18^th

19 Radanovich, George P., [R] California, 19^th

20 Costa, Jim, [D] California, 20^th

21 Nunes, Devin, [R] California, 21^st

22 McCarthy, Kevin, [R] California, 22^nd

23 Capps, Lois, [D] California, 23^rd (2 FEB 10)

24 Gallegly, Elton, [R] California, 24^th

25 McKeon, Buck, [R] California, 25^th

26 Dreier, David, [R] California, 26^th

27 Sherman, Brad, [D] California, 27^th (23 SEP 09)

28 Berman, Howard, [D] California, 28^th

29 Schiff, Adam, [D] California, 29^th

30 Waxman, Henry, [D] California, 30^th

31 Becerra, Xavier, [D] California, 31^st

32 Chu, Judy, [D] California, 32^nd(2 DEC 09)

33 Watson, Diane E., [D] California, 33^rd

34 Roybal-Allard, Lucille, [D] California, 34^th (7 OCT 09)

35 Waters, Maxine, [D] California, 35^th (1 DEC 09)

36 Harman, Jane, [D] California, 36^th

37 Richardson, Laura, [D] California, 37^th

38 Napolitano, Grace, [D] California, 38^th(2 DEC 09)

39 Sanchez, Linda, [D] California, 39^th

40 Royce, Ed, [R] California, 40^th

41 Lewis, Jerry, [R] California, 41^st

42 Miller, Gary, [R] California, 42^nd

43 Baca, Joe, [D] California, 43^rd

44 Calvert, Ken, [R] California, 44^th (7 NOV 09)

45 Bono, Mary, [R] California, 45^th

46 Rohrabacher, Dana, [R] California, 46^th

47 Sanchez, Loretta, [D] California, 47^th (5 MAY 09)

48 Campbell, John, [R] California, 48^th

49 Issa,Darrell, [R] California, 49^th (28 JUL 09)

50 Bilbray, Brian P., [R] California, 50^th (28 OCT 09)

51 Filner, Bob, [D] California, 51^st (5 MAY 09)

52 Hunter, Duncan D., [R] California, 52^nd (14 SEP 09)

53 Davis, Susan, [D] California, 53^rd

 

Colorado

1 DeGette, Diana, [D] Colorado, 1^st

2 Polis, Jared, [D] Colorado, 2^nd

3 Salazar, John T., [D] Colorado, 3^rd (10 JUL 09)

4 Markey, Betsy, [D] Colorado, 4^th (20 OCT 09)

5 Lamborn, Doug, [R] Colorado, 5^th

6 Coffman, Mike, [R] Colorado, 6^th

7 Perlmutter, Ed, [D] Colorado, 7^th

 

Connecticut

1 Larson, John B., [D] Connecticut, 1^st (14 JUL 09)

2 Courtney, Joe, [D] Connecticut, 2^nd (13 MAY 09)

3 DeLauro, Rosa L., [D] Connecticut, 3^rd (7 OCT 09)

4 Himes, Jim, [D] Connecticut, 4^th (27 OCT 09)

5 Murphy, Christopher S., [D] Connecticut, 5^th (5 MAY 09)

 

Delaware

Castle, Michael N.,[R]  Delaware, At-Large

 

District of Columbia

Norton, Eleanor Holmes, [D] District of Columbia (15 OCT 09)

 

Florida

01 Miller, Jeff, [R] Florida, 1^st (25 SEP 09)

02 Boyd, Allen, [D] Florida, 2^nd

03 Brown, Corrine, [D] Florida, 3^rd (5 MAY 09)

04 Crenshaw, Ander, [R] Florida, 4^th (7 NOV 09)

05 Brown-Waite, Virginia, [R] Florida, 5^th (7 NOV 09)

06 Stearns, Cliff, [R] Florida, 6^th

07 Mica, John, [R] Florida, 7^th

08 Grayson, Alan, [D] Florida, 8^th

09 Bilirakis, Gus M., [R] Florida, 9^th

10 Young, C.W. "Bill", [R] Florida, 10^th (27 JUL 09)

11 Castor, Kathy, [D] Florida, 11^th

12 Putnam, Adam, [R] Florida, 12^th

13 Buchanan, Vern, [R] Florida, 13^th(2 DEC 09)

14 Mack, Connie, [R] Florida, 14^th

15 Posey, Bill, [R] Florida, 15^th

16 Rooney, Tom, [R] Florida, 16^th(26 JAN 10)

17 Meek, Kendrick, [D] Florida, 17^th (7 NOV 09)

18 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, [R] Florida, 18^th (4 JUN 09)

19 Wexler, Robert, [D] Florida, 19^th (19 JUN 09)

20 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, [D] Florida, 20^th (7 NOV 09)

21 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, [R] Florida, 21^st (31 JUL 09)

22 Klein, Ron , [D] Florida, 22^nd (1 DEC 09)

23 Hastings, Alcee L., [D] Florida, 23^rd (30 JUL 09)

24 Kosmas, Suzanne M., [D] Florida, 24^th (7 NOV 09)

25 Diaz-Balart, Mario, [R] Florida, 25^th (7 JUL 09)

 

Georgia

01 Kingston, Jack, [R] Georgia, 1^st

02 Bishop Jr., Sanford D., [D] Georgia, 2^nd

03 Westmoreland, Lynn A., [R] Georgia, 3^rd

04 Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Jr., [D] Georgia, 4^th (4 JUN 09)

05 Lewis, John, [D] Georgia, 5^th (18 NOV 09)

06 Price, Tom, [R] Georgia, 6^th

07 Linder, John, [R] Georgia, 7^th(26 JAN 10)

08 Marshall, Jim, [D] Georgia, 8^th

09 Deal, Nathan, [R] Georgia, 9^th

10 Broun, Paul C.,[R]  Georgia, 10^th

11 Gingrey, Phil, [R] Georgia, 11^th

12 Barrow, John, [D] Georgia, 12^th (20 OCT 09)

13 Scott, David, [D] Georgia, 13^th

 

Guam

Bordallo, Madeleine, [D] Guam (Delegate) (5 MAY 09)

 

Hawaii

1 Abercrombie, Neil, [D] Hawaii, 1^st (14 JUL 09)

2 Hirono, Mazie K., [D] Hawaii, 2^nd

 

Idaho

1 Minnick, Walt, [D] Idaho, 1^st (27 JUL 09)

2 Simpson, Mike, [R] Idaho, 2^nd

 

Illinois

01 Rush, Bobby L., [D] Illinois, 1^st

02 Jackson Jr., Jesse L., [D] Illinois, 2^nd (7 JUL 09)

03 Lipinski, Daniel, [D] Illinois, 3^rd

04 Gutierrez, Luis, [D] Illinois, 4^th (31 JUL 09)

05 Quigley, Mike, [D] Illinois, 5^th

06 Roskam, Peter J., [R] Illinois, 6^th

07 Davis, Danny K., [D] Illinois, 7^th

08 Bean, Melissa L., [D] Illinois, 8^th

09 Schakowsky, Jan, [D] Illinois, 9^th (9 SEP 09)

10 Kirk, Mark, [R] Illinois, 10^th

11 Halvorson, Deborah "Debbie", [D] Illinois, 11^th

12 Costello, Jerry, [D] Illinois, 12^th (4 JUN 09)

13 Biggert, Judy, [R] Illinois, 13^th

14 Foster, Bill, [D] Illinois, 14^th

15 Johnson, Timothy V., [R] Illinois, 15^th

16 Manzullo, Donald, [R] Illinois, 16^th (31 JUL 09)

17 Hare, Phil, [D] Illinois, 17^th (7 JUL 09)

18 Schock, Aaron, [R] Illinois, 18^th

19 Shimkus, John, [R] Illinois, 19^th

 

Indiana

1 Visclosky, Peter, [D] Indiana, 1^st

2 Donnelly, Joe, [D] Indiana, 2^nd (2 FEB 10)

3 Souder, Mark E., [R] Indiana, 3^rd (2 FEB 10)

4 Buyer, Steve,[R]  Indiana, 4^th

5 Burton, Dan,[R]  Indiana, 5^th

6 Pence, Mike, [R] Indiana, 6^th

7 Carson, Andre, [D] Indiana, 7^th (25 SEP 09)

8 Ellsworth, Brad, [D] Indiana, 8^th (7 OCT 09)

9 Hill, Baron,[D]  Indiana, 9^th

 

Iowa

1 Braley, Bruce L.,[D]  Iowa, 1^st (13 MAY 09)

2 Loebsack, David, [D] Iowa, 2^nd (4 JUN 09)

3 Boswell, Leonard, [D] Iowa, 3^rd (20 MAY 09)

4 Latham, Tom, [R] Iowa, 4^th (5 MAY 09)

5 King, Steve, [R] Iowa, 5^th (4 JUN 09)

 

Kansas

1 Moran, Jerry, [R] Kansas, 1^st

2 Jenkins, Lynn, [R] Kansas, 2^nd

3 Moore, Dennis, [D] Kansas, 3^rd (7 OCT 09)

4 Tiahrt, Todd, [R] Kansas, 4^th

 

Kentucky

1 Whitfield, Ed, [R] Kentucky, 1^st

2 Guthrie, S. Brett,[R] Kentucky, 2^nd (16 SEP 09)

3 Yarmuth, John A., [D] Kentucky, 3^rd

4 Davis, Geoff, [R] Kentucky, 4^th

5 Rogers, Harold, [R] Kentucky, 5^th

6 Chandler, Ben, [D] Kentucky, 6^th (13 JAN 10)

 

Louisiana

1 Scalise, Steve,[R]  Louisiana, 1^st

2 Cao, Joseph, [R] Louisiana, 2^nd (9 JUN 09)

3 Melancon, Charlie, [D] Louisiana, 3^rd

4 Fleming, John, [R] Louisiana, 4^th (4 JUN 09)

5 Alexander, Rodney, [R] Louisiana, 5^th (14 SEP 09)

6 Cassidy, William "Bill", [R] Louisiana, 6^th

7 Boustany Jr., Charles W.,[R]  Louisiana, 7^th

 

Maine

1 Pingree, Chellie, [D] Maine, 1^st (13 MAY 09)

2 Michaud, Michael, [D] Maine, 2^nd (5 MAY 09)

 

Maryland

1 Kratovil, Jr., Frank M., [D] Maryland, 1^st

2 Ruppersberger, Dutch, [D] Maryland, 2^nd(26 JAN 10)

3 Sarbanes, John P., [D] Maryland, 3^rd

4 Edwards, Donna F., [D] Maryland, 4^th

5 Hoyer, Steny H., [D] Maryland, 5^th

6 Bartlett, Roscoe, [R] Maryland, 6^th (2 FEB 10)

7 Cummings, Elijah, [D] Maryland, 7^th

8 Van Hollen, Chris, [D] Maryland, 8^th

 

Massachusetts

01 Olver, John, [D] Massachusetts, 1^st

02 Neal, Richard E., [D] Massachusetts, 2^nd

03 McGovern, James, [D] Massachusetts, 3^rd (13 MAY 09)

04 Frank, Barney, [D] Massachusetts, 4^th (11 JUN 09)

05 Tsongas, Niki, [D] Massachusetts, 5^th (27 OCT 09)

06 Tierney, John, [D] Massachusetts, 6^th (14 SEP 09)

07 Markey, Ed, [D] Massachusetts, 7^th

08 Capuano, Michael E., [D] Massachusetts, 8^th (24 JUN 09)

09 Lynch, Stephen F.,[D]  Massachusetts, 9^th

10 Delahunt, William, [D] Massachusetts, 10^th (19 MAY 09)

 

Michigan

01 Stupak, Bart, [D] Michigan, 1^st (2 FEB 10)

02 Hoekstra, Pete, [R] Michigan, 2^nd

03 Ehlers, Vernon J., [R] Michigan, 3^rd

04 Camp, Dave, [R] Michigan, 4^th

05 Kildee, Dale, [D] Michigan, 5^th (13 MAY 09)

06 Upton, Fred, [R] Michigan, 6^th (20 OCT 09)

07 Schauer, Mark, [D] Michigan, 7^th

08 Rogers, Mike, [R] Michigan, 8^th

09 Peters, Gary, [D] Michigan, 9^th

10 Miller, Candice, [R] Michigan, 10^th

11 McCotter, Thaddeus, [R] Michigan, 11^th (1 DEC 09)

12 Levin, Sander, [D] Michigan, 12^th

13 Kilpatrick, Carolyn, [D] Michigan, 13^th

14 Conyers Jr., John, [D] Michigan, 14^th

15 Dingell, John D., [D] Michigan, 15^th

 

Minnesota

1 Walz, Timothy J., [D] Minnesota, 1^st (16 SEP 09)

2 Kline, John, [R] Minnesota, 2^nd (27 OCT 09)

3 Paulsen, Erik, [R] Minnesota, 3^rd (15 OCT 09)

4 McCollum, Betty, [D] Minnesota, 4^th

5 Ellison, Keith, [D] Minnesota, 5^th (16 SEP 09)

6 Bachmann, Michele, [R] Minnesota, 6^th

7 Peterson, Collin C., [D] Minnesota, 7^th (1 DEC 09)

8 Oberstar, James L., [D] Minnesota, 8^th(9 DEC 09

 

Mississippi

1 Childers, Travis, [D] Mississippi, 1^st (15 OCT 09)

2 Thompson, Bennie G., [D] Mississippi, 2^nd (23 SEP 09)

3 Harper, Gregg, [R] Mississippi, 3^rd (14 SEP 09)

4 Taylor, Gene, [D] Mississippi, 4^th (16 SEP 09)

 

Missouri

1 Clay Jr., William "Lacy", [D] Missouri, 1^st (20 OCT 09)

2 Akin, Todd, [R] Missouri, 2^nd

3 Carnahan, Russ, [D] Missouri, 3^rd (4 JUN 09)

4 Skelton, Ike, [D] Missouri, 4^th

5 Cleaver, Emanuel, [D] Missouri, 5^th (16 JUN 09)

6 Graves, Sam, [R] Missouri, 6^th (4 JUN 09)

7 Blunt, Roy, [R] Missouri 7^th

8 Emerson, Jo Ann, [R] Missouri, 8^th (10 JUL 09)

9 Luetkemeyer, Blaine, [R] Missouri, 9^th (13 OCT 09)

 

Montana

Rehberg, Dennis, [R] Montana, At-Large(17 JUL 09)

 

Nebraska

1 Fortenberry, Jeff, [R] Nebraska, 1^st

2 Terry, Lee, [R] Nebraska, 2^nd (14 SEP 09)

3 Smith, Adrian, [R] Nebraska, 3^rd

Nevada

1 Berkley, Shelley, [D] Nevada, 1^st

2 Heller, Dean, [R] Nevada, 2^nd

3 Titus, Dina,[D]  Nevada, 3^rd (23 SEP 09)

 

New Hampshire

1 Shea-Porter, Carol, [D] New Hampshire, 1^st (31 JUL 09)

2 Hodes, Paul W.,[D]  New Hampshire, 2^nd (14 SEP 09)

 

New Jersey

01 Andrews, Robert E., [D] New Jersey, 1^st (27 OCT 09)

02 LoBiondo, Frank, [R] New Jersey, 2^nd (22 SEP 09)

03 Adler, John, [D] New Jersey, 3^rd(2 DEC 09)

04 Smith, Chris, [R] New Jersey, 4^th (30 JUL 09)

05 Garrett, Scott, [R] New Jersey, 5^th (2 FEB 10)

06 Pallone Jr., Frank, [D] New Jersey, 6^th

07 Lance, Leonard, [R] New Jersey, 7^th (14 SEP 09)

08 Pascrell Jr., Bill, [D] New Jersey, 8^th (27 JUL 09)

09 Rothman, Steven, [D] New Jersey, 9^th (9 SEP 09)

10 Payne, Donald M., [D] New Jersey, 10^th (14 SEP 09)

11 Frelinghuysen, Rodney, [R] New Jersey, 11^th

12 Holt, Rush, [D] New Jersey, 12^th (30 JUL 09)

13 Sires, Albio, [D] New Jersey, 13^th (7 OCT 09)

 

New Mexico

1 Heinrich, Martin T., [D] New Mexico, 1^st (5 NOV 09)

2 Teague, Harry, [D] New Mexico, 2^nd (7 JUL 09)

3 Lujan, Ben R., [D] New Mexico, 3^rd (17 JUL 09)

New York

01 Bishop, Timothy, [D] New York, 1^st (7 JUL 09)

02 Israel, Steve, [D] New York, 2^nd (28 OCT 09)

03 King, Pete, [R] New York, 3^rd(9 DEC 09

04 McCarthy, Carolyn, [D] New York, 4^th

05 Ackerman, Gary, [D] New York, 5^th (24 JUN 09)

06 Meeks, Gregory W., [D] New York, 6^th (20 OCT 09)

07 Crowley, Joseph, [D] New York, 7^th

08 Nadler, Jerrold, [D] New York, 8^th(9 DEC 09

09 Weiner, Anthony D., [D] New York, 9^th (13 JAN 10)

10 Towns, Edolphus, [D] New York, 10^th

11 Clarke, Yvette D., [D] New York, 11^th(9 DEC 09

12 Velazquez, Nydia M.,[D]  New York, 12^th

13 McMahon, Michael E., [D] New York, 13^th (13 MAY 09)

14 Maloney, Carolyn,[D]  New York, 14^th (19 JUN 09)

15 Rangel, Charles B., [D] New York, 15^th (26 JUN 09)

16 Serrano, Jose E., [D] New York, 16^th

17 Engel, Eliot, [D] New York, 17^th

18 Lowey, Nita, [D] New York, 18^th (13 OCT 09)

19 Hall, John J., [D] New York, 19^th (5 MAY 09)

20 Murphy, Scott, [D] New York, 20^th (7 JUL 09)

21 Tonko, Paul D., [D] New York, 21^st (7 JUL 09)

22 Hinchey, Maurice, [D] New York, 22^nd (13 MAY 09)

23 Owens, Bill, [D] New York, 23^rd(26 JAN 10)

24 Arcuri, Michael A.,[D]  New York, 24^th (16 JUN 09)

25 Maffei, Daniel B., [D] New York, 25^th (23 SEP 09)

26 Lee, Christopher J., [R] New York, 26^th

27 Higgins, Brian, [D] New York, 27^th (19 JUN 09)

28 Slaughter, Louise, [D] New York, 28^th

29 Massa, Eric J.J., [D] New York, 29^th (19 JUN 09)

 

North Carolina

01 Butterfield, G.K., [D] North Carolina, 1^st (27 JUL 09)

02 Etheridge, Bob, [D] North Carolina, 2^nd

03 Jones, Walter B., [R] North Carolina, 3^rd (31 JUL 09)

04 Price, David,[D]  North Carolina, 4^th (1 DEC 09)

05 Foxx, Virginia, [R] North Carolina, 5^th

06 Coble, Howard, [R] North Carolina, 6^th

07 McIntyre, Mike, [D] North Carolina, 7^th (7 NOV 09)

08 Kissell, Larry, [D] North Carolina, 8^th (21 OCT 09)

09 Myrick, Sue, [R] North Carolina, 9^th

10 McHenry, Patrick T., [R] North Carolina, 10^th

11 Shuler, Heath, [D] North Carolina, 11^th

12 Watt, Mel, [D] North Carolina, 12^th (13 JAN 10)

13 Miller, Brad, [D] North Carolina, 13^th

 

North Dakota

Pomeroy, Earl, [D] North Dakota, At-Large

 

Northern Mariana Islands

Sablan, Gregorio, [D] Northern Mariana Islands, At-Large

 

Ohio

01 Driehaus, Steve, [D] Ohio, 1^st (23 SEP 09)

02 Schmidt, Jean, [R] Ohio, 2^nd

03 Turner, Michael, [R] Ohio, 3^rd

04 Jordan, Jim, [R] Ohio, 4^th

05 Latta, Robert E., [R] Ohio, 5^th

06 Wilson, Charles A., [D] Ohio, 6^th (27 JUL 09)

07 Austria, Steve, [R] Ohio, 7^th

08 Boehner, John A., [R] Ohio, 8^th

09 Kaptur, Marcy, [D] Ohio, 9^th (31 JUL 09)

10 Kucinich, Dennis J., [D] Ohio, 10^th (31 JUL 09)

11 Fudge, Marcia L., [D] Ohio, 11^th (2 NOV 09)

12 Tiberi, Pat, [R] Ohio, 12^th (14 SEP 09)

13 Sutton, Betty, [D] Ohio, 13^th(26 JAN 10)

14 LaTourette, Steven C., [R] Ohio, 14^th (20 JAN 10)

15 Kilroy, Mary Jo, [D] Ohio, 15^th (27 OCT 09)

16 Boccieri, John A., [D] Ohio, 16^th (17 JUL 09)

17 Ryan, Tim, [D] Ohio, 17^th (16 SEP 09)

18 Space, Zachary T., [D] Ohio, 18^th (17 JUL 09)

 

Oklahoma

1 Sullivan, John, [R] Oklahoma, 1^st

2 Boren, Dan, [D] Oklahoma, 2^nd (13 JUL 09)

3 Lucas, Frank, [R] Oklahoma, 3^rd (23 JUL 09)

4 Cole, Tom, [R] Oklahoma, 4^th

5 Fallin, Mary,[R]  Oklahoma, 5^th (28 JUL 09)

 

Oregon

1 Wu, David, [D] Oregon, 1^st

2 Walden, Greg, [R] Oregon, 2^nd

3 Blumenauer, Earl, [D] Oregon 3^rd (7 JUL 09)

4 DeFazio, Peter, [D] Oregon, 4^th (9 JUN 09)

5 Schrader, Kurt, [D] Oregon, 5^th (22 SEP 09)

 

Pennsylvania

01 Brady, Robert A. [D] Pennsylvania, 1^st (16 JUN 09)

02 Fattah, Chaka, [D] Pennsylvania, 2^nd (7 NOV 09)

03 Dahlkemper, Kathy, [D] Pennsylvania, 3^rd

04 Altmire, Jason, [D] Pennsylvania, 4^th (19 JUN 09)

05 Thompson, Glenn W., [R] Pennsylvania, 5^th(26 JAN 10)

06 Gerlach, Jim, [R] Pennsylvania, 6^th

07 Sestak, Joe,[D]  Pennsylvania, 7^th (14 SEP 09)

08 Murphy, Patrick J., [D] Pennsylvania, 8^th

09 Shuster, Bill, [R] Pennsylvania, 9^th

10 Carney, Christopher P., [D] Pennsylvania, 10^th (4 JUN 09)

11 Kanjorski, Paul E., [D] Pennsylvania, 11^th

12 Murtha, John, [D] Pennsylvania, 12^th

13Schwartz, Allyson Y., [D] Pennsylvania, 13^th (1 DEC 09)

14 Doyle, Mike, [D] Pennsylvania, 14^th (11 JUN 09)

15 Dent, Charles W., [R] Pennsylvania, 15^th

16 Pitts, Joseph R., [R] Pennsylvania, 16^th

17 Holden, Tim,[D]  Pennsylvania, 17^th(2 DEC 09)

18 Murphy, Tim, [R] Pennsylvania, 18^th (5 MAY 09)

19 Platts, Todd, [R] Pennsylvania, 19^th (5 MAY 09)

 

Puerto Rico

Pierluisi, Pedro, [D] Puerto Rico (Resident Commissioner)

 

Rhode Island

1 Kennedy, Patrick, [D] Rhode Island, 1^st (5 MAY 09)

2 Langevin, Jim, [D] Rhode Island, 2^nd

 

South Carolina

1 Brown, Henry, [R] South Carolina, 1^st

2 Wilson, Joe, [R] South Carolina, 2^nd (9 JUN 09)

3 Barrett, J.Gresham, [R] South Carolina, 3^rd

4 Inglis, Bob, [R] South Carolina, 4^th

5 Spratt, John, [D] South Carolina, 5^th

6 Clyburn, James E., [D] South Carolina, 6^th

 

South Dakota

Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie, [D] South Dakota, At-Large

 

Tennessee

1 Roe, Phil, [R] Tennessee, 1^st (5 MAY 09)

2 Duncan Jr., John J., [R] Tennessee, 2^nd

3 Wamp, Zach, [R] Tennessee, 3^rd

4 Davis, Lincoln, [D] Tennessee, 4^th (27 JUL 09)

5 Cooper, Jim, [D] Tennessee, 5^th

6 Gordon, Bart, [D] Tennessee, 6^th (20 MAY 09)

7 Blackburn, Marsha, [R] Tennessee 7^th (27 JUL 09)

8 Tanner, John, [D] Tennessee, 8^th

9 Cohen, Steve, [D] Tennessee, 9^th (22 SEP 09)

 

Texas

01 Gohmert, Louie, [R] Texas 1^st

02 Poe, Ted, [R] Texas, 2^nd (15 OCT 09)

03 Johnson, Sam, [R] Texas, 3^rd

04 Hall, Ralph M., [R] Texas, 4^th (23 SEP 09)

05 Hensarling, Jeb, [R] Texas, 5^th

06 Barton, Joe, [R] Texas, 6^th

07 Culberson, John, [R] Texas, 7^th

08 Brady, Kevin, [R] Texas, 8^th

09 Green, Al, [D] Texas, 9^th (18 NOV 09)

10 McCaul, Michael T., [R] Texas, 10^th

11 Conaway, K. Michael, [R] Texas, 11^th (31 JUL 09)

12 Granger, Kay, [R] Texas, 12^th

13 Thornberry, Mac, [R] Texas, 13^th (14 MAY 09)

14 Paul, Ron, [R] Texas, 14^th (30 JUL 09)

15 Hinojosa, Ruben, [D] Texas, 15^th (4 JUN 09)

16 Reyes, Silvestre, [D] Texas, 16^th (5 MAY 09)

17 Edwards, Chet, [D] Texas, 17^th (4 JUN 09)

18 Jackson Lee, Sheila, [D] Texas, 18^th (31 JUL 09)

19 Neugebauer, Randy, [R] Texas, 19^th

20 Gonzalez, Charlie A., [D] Texas, 20^th (23 SEP 09)

21 Smith, Lamar, [R] Texas, 21^st

22 Olson, Pete, [R] Texas, 22^nd

23 Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D] Texas, 23^rd (13 MAY 09)

24 Marchant, Kenny, [R] Texas, 24^th

25 Doggett, Lloyd, [D] Texas, 25^th (21 JUL 09)

26 Burgess, Michael, [R] Texas, 26^th (31 JUL 09)

27 Ortiz, Solomon P., [D] Texas, 27^th (5 MAY 09)

28 Cuellar, Henry, [D] Texas, 28^th

29 Green, Gene, [D] Texas, 29^th (18 NOV 09)

30 Johnson, Eddie Bernice,[D]  Texas 30^th(9 DEC 09

31 Carter, John, [R] Texas, 31^st (16 JUN 09)

32 Sessions, Pete, [R] Texas, 32^nd

 

Utah

1 Bishop, Rob, [R] Utah, 1^st(9 DEC 09)

2 Matheson, Jim, [D] Utah, 2^nd

3 Chaffetz, Jason, [R] Utah, 3^rd

 

Vermont

Welch, Peter, [D] Vermont, At-Large (30 JUL 09)

 

Virgin Islands

Christian-Christensen, Donna M., [D] U.S. Virgin Islands (Delegate)

 

Virginia

01 Wittman, Robert J., [R] Virginia, 1^st (26 JUN 09)

02 Nye III, Glenn C., [D] Virginia, 2^nd (12 MAY 09)

03 Scott, Robert C. "Bobby", [D] Virginia, 3^rd (7 NOV 09)

04 Forbes, J. Randy, [R] Virginia, 4^th

05 Perriello, Tom, [D] Virginia, 5^th(9 DEC 09

06 Goodlatte, Bob, [R] Virginia, 6^th

07 Cantor, Eric, [R] Virginia, 7^th

08 Moran, Jim, [D] Virginia, 8^th (19 JUN 09)

09 Boucher, Rick, [D] Virginia, 9^th (4 JUN 09)

10 Wolf, Frank, [R] Virginia, 10^th (7 JUL 09)

11 Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry", [D] Virginia, 11^th (16 JUN 09)

 

Washington

1 Inslee, Jay, [D] Washington, 1^st(2 DEC 09)

2Larsen, Rick, [D] Washington, 2^nd (30 JUL 09)

3 Baird, Brian, [D] Washington, 3^rd

4 Hastings, Doc, [R] Washington, 4^th

5 McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, [R] Washington, 5^th

6 Dicks, Norman D., [D] Washington, 6^th

7 McDermott, Jim,[D] Washington, 7^th (14 SEP 09)

8 Reichert, David G., [R] Washington, 8^th

9 Smith, Adam, [D] Washington, 9^th (17 JUL 09)

 

West Virginia

1 Mollohan, Alan B., [D] West Virginia, 1^st (13 JAN 10)

2 Capito, Shelley Moore, [R] West Virginia, 2^nd

3 Rahall, Nick, [D] West Virginia, 3^rd (13 OCT 09)

 

Wisconsin

1 Ryan, Paul, [R] Wisconsin, 1^st

2 Baldwin, Tammy, [D] Wisconsin, 2^nd(26 JAN 10)

3 Kind, Ron, [D] Wisconsin, 3^rd

4 Moore, Gwen, [D] Wisconsin, 4^th(9 DEC 09

5 Sensenbrenner, F. James, [R] Wisconsin, 5^th

6 Petri, Thomas, [R] Wisconsin, 6^th

7 Obey, David R., [D] Wisconsin, 7^th

8 Kagen, Steve, [D] Wisconsin, 8^th (5 MAY 09)

 

Wyoming

Lummis, Cynthia M., [R] Wyoming, At-Large

 

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1939

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 27, 2009

Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. TESTER, and Ms. LANDRIEU) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009'.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PRESUMPTIONS OF EXPOSURE FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE VICINITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.

(a) Clarification- Section 1116 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in subsections (a)(1) and (f), by striking `a veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served in the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975' and inserting `a veteran described in subsection (g)'; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

`(g) A veteran described in this subsection is a veteran who--

`(1) during active military, naval, or air service--

`(A) served in the Republic of Vietnam (including the inland waterways, ports, and harbors of such Republic, the waters offshore of such Republic, and the airspace above such Republic) during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975; or

`(B) served in Johnston Island during the period beginning on April 1, 1972, and ending on September 30, 1977; or

`(2) received the Vietnam Service Medal or the Vietnam Campaign Medal.'.

(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of September 25, 1985.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS -- (Senate - October 27, 2009)    Updated: 6 February 2010

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. TESTER, and Ms. LANDRIEU):

  27 Oct 09 - S . 1939 . A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Senators of the 111th Congress

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Barrasso, John - (R - WY)	Class I
Baucus, Max - (D - MT)	Class II
Bayh, Evan - (D - IN)	Class III
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Bennet, Michael F. - (D - CO)	Class III
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Bunning, Jim - (R - KY)	Class III
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Cochran, Thad - (R - MS)	Class II
Collins, Susan M. - (R - ME)	Class II
Conrad, Kent - (D - ND)	Class I
Corker, Bob - (R - TN)	Class I
Cornyn, John - (R - TX)	Class II
Crapo, Mike - (R - ID)	Class III
DeMint, Jim - (R - SC)	Class III
Dodd, Christopher J. - (D - CT)	Class III
Dorgan, Byron L. - (D - ND) 22 Dec 09	Class III
Durbin, Richard J. - (D - IL)	Class II
Ensign, John - (R - NV)	Class I
Enzi, Michael B. - (R - WY)	Class II
Feingold, Russell D. - (D - WI)	Class III
Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA)	Class I
Franken, Al - (D - MN)	Class II
Gillibrand, Kirsten E. - (D - NY)  27 Oct 09	Class I
Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC)	Class II
Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA)	Class III
Gregg, Judd - (R - NH)	Class III
Hagan, Kay R. - (D - NC) (22 JAN 10)	Class II
Harkin, Tom - (D - IA)	Class II
Hatch, Orrin G. - (R - UT)	Class I
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - (R - TX)	Class I
Inhofe, James M. - (R - OK)	Class II
Inouye, Daniel K. - (D - HI)	Class III
Isakson, Johnny - (R - GA)	Class III
Johanns, Mike - (R - NE)	Class II
Johnson, Tim - (D - SD)      9 Nov 09	Class II
Kaufman, Edward E. - (D - DE)	Class II
Kerry, John F. - (D - MA)	Class II
Klobuchar, Amy - (D - MN)	Class I
Kohl, Herb - (D - WI)	Class I
Kyl, Jon - (R - AZ)	Class I
Landrieu, Mary L. - (D - LA)   27 Oct 09	Class II
Lautenberg, Frank R. - (D - NJ)	Class II
Leahy, Patrick J. - (D - VT)	Class III
LeMieux, George S. - (R - FL)	Class III
Levin, Carl - (D - MI)	Class II
Lieberman, Joseph I. - (ID - CT)	Class I
Lincoln, Blanche L.- (D - AR) 7 Dec 09	Class III
Lugar, Richard G. - (R - IN)	Class I
McCain, John - (R - AZ)	Class III
McCaskill, Claire - (D - MO)	Class I
McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY)	Class II
Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ)	Class I
Merkley, Jeff - (D - OR)	Class II
Mikulski, Barbara A. - (D - MD)	Class III
Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK)	Class III
Murray, Patty - (D - WA)	Class III
Nelson, Ben - (D - NE)	Class I
Nelson, Bill - (D - FL)	Class I
Pryor, Mark L. - (D - AR)	Class II
Reed, Jack - (D - RI)	Class II
Reid, Harry - (D - NV)	Class III
Risch, James E. - (R - ID)	Class II
Roberts, Pat - (R - KS)	Class II
Rockefeller, John D., IV - (D - WV)	Class II
Sanders, Bernard - (I - VT) 7 Dec 09	Class I
Schumer, Charles E.- (D - NY) 27 Oct 09	Class III
Sessions, Jeff - (R - AL)	Class II
Shaheen, Jeanne - (D - NH)	Class II
Shelby, Richard C. - (R - AL)	Class III
Snowe, Olympia J. - (R - ME)	Class I
Specter, Arlen - (D - PA)        27 Oct 09	Class III
Stabenow, Debbie - (D - MI)	Class I
Tester, Jon - (D - MT)             27 Oct 09	Class I
Thune, John - (R - SD)	Class III
Udall, Mark - (D - CO)	Class II
Udall, Tom - (D - NM)	Class II
Vitter, David - (R - LA)	Class III
Voinovich, George V. - (R - OH)	Class III
Warner, Mark R. - (D - VA)	Class II
Webb, Jim - (D - VA)	Class I
Whitehouse, Sheldon - (D - RI)	Class I
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