Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR276: House concurrent resolution honoring the brave Vermont Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and recognizing the
Status: Passed both chambers, May 1, 2026
House concurrent resolution honoring the brave Vermont Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and recognizing the important initiative of the Orange Heart Medal Foundation, Inc. to honor their military service
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 1, 2026:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 276 Offered by Representatives Winter of Ludlow and Morgan, M. of Milton House concurrent resolution honoring the brave Vermont Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and recognizing the important initiative of the Orange Heart Medal Foundation, Inc. to honor their military service Whereas, from 1961 to 1971, the United States military sprayed at least 11 million gallons of the defoliant and herbicide Agent Orange across much of Vietnam and parts of Laos and Cambodia, and Whereas, the spraying of Agent Orange was part of Operation Ranch Hand, which was intended to defoliate areas that enemy forces used as cover and to destroy their subsistence crops, and Whereas, troops who were exposed to Agent Orange have developed Hodgkin's lymphoma, Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, respiratory cancer, and other potentially fatal conditions, and, according to the Cleveland Clinic, more than 300,000 Vietnam War veterans, including Vermonters, have died from their exposure to Agent Orange, and Whereas, the federal Agent Orange Act of 1991 (Pub. L. No. 102-4) established a broad presumption in favor of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care coverage for Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to the chemical and subsequently incurred associated illnesses, but it did not provide any recognition of these veterans, whose life-threatening injuries …
Sponsors
- Kevin Winter (R, Rutland-Windsor) · primary sponsor
- Michael Morgan (R, Grand Isle-Chittenden) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
- : On Consent Calendar
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is HCR276?
- HCR276 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution honoring the brave Vermont Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and recognizing the.
- What does HCR276 do?
- House concurrent resolution honoring the brave Vermont Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and recognizing the important initiative of the Orange Heart Medal Foundation, Inc. to honor their military service
- What is the status of HCR276?
- Passed both chambers as of May 1, 2026. Latest action: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b (May 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR276?
- Kevin Winter (R, Rutland-Windsor), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HCR276?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.276
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