HR8194-119

In Committee

Agent Orange Service Medal Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 2, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Agent Orange Service Medal Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Veterans Affairs, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HA83D5DBF8ED948249D0E583490627F45: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agent Orange Service Medal Act.
  • Section H5CE08FC61D15409FA81E59A1D7DAAF65: 2. Establishment of the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal The Secretary of Defense shall design and produce a commemorative military service medal, to be...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Agent Orange Service Medal Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Veterans Affairs, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, Agent Orange Service Medal Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Veterans Affairs Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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federal implementing agencies:
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 2, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Apr 2, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 2, 2026

Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Mr. Courtney) introduced the …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Veterans Affairs Environment
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense

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