Agent Orange Service Medal Act
Introduced Apr 2, 2026 · Last action Apr 2, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Summary
The Agent Orange Service Medal Act would allow veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War to receive a special medal in recognition of their service. Families of deceased veterans would also be eligible to receive the medal. The government would establish the medal through the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Full bill text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8194 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8194
To establish the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 2, 2026
Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Mr. Courtney) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To establish the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.
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 Service Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AGENT ORANGE VETERANS SERVICE MEDAL.
(a) Service Medal Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall design
and produce a commemorative military service medal, to be known as the
``Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal'', to honor a veteran who--
(1) receives compensation under section 1116, 1116A, or
1116B of title 38, United States Code; or
(2) is a Vietnam-era herbicide-exposed veteran, as such
term is defined in section 1710(e) of such title.
(b) Distribution of Medal.--
(1) Issuance to certain veterans.--At the request of an
individual whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies is
a veteran described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense
shall issue to the veteran the Agent Orange Veterans Service
Medal.
(2) Issuance to next-of-kin.--In the case of a veteran
described in subsection (a) who is deceased, the Secretary of
Defense may provide for issuance of the Agent Orange Veterans
Service Medal to the next-of-kin of the veteran.
(3) Application.--The Secretary shall prepare and
disseminate as appropriate an application by which veterans
described in subsection (a) and their next-of-kin may apply to
receive the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.
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Status
In Committee
- 1Introduced
- 2Committee
- 3Floor
- 4Passed
- 5Signed
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