U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8194: Agent Orange Service Medal Act
Status: In committee, April 2, 2026
To establish the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.
What the bill says
To establish the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.
From the introduced text, April 2, 2026:
A BILL To establish the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agent Orange Service Medal Act . SECTION 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.
Sponsors
- Jeff Van Drew (R, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Joe Courtney (D, HD-002)
- Lauren Boebert (R, HD-004)
- Richard Neal (D, HD-001)
- Adelita Grijalva (D, HD-007)
- Rashida Tlaib (D, HD-MI-12)
- Stephen Lynch (D, HD-008)
- Matt Van Epps (R, HD-007)
- Norma Torres (D, HD-CA-35)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB8194?
- HB8194 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Agent Orange Service Medal Act.
- What does HB8194 do?
- In its own words: To establish the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.
- What is the status of HB8194?
- In committee as of April 2, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (April 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8194?
- Jeff Van Drew (R, HD-002), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB8194?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8194
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