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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to protect certain pensions and other benefits of veterans and survivors of veterans who are entitled to damages in the case of In re: "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation.

H.R. 4479Introduced Apr 28, 1988Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 28, 1988 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

38 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 30 Democrats

8 of 38 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.

Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Don Bonker (D-WA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Jack Davis (R-IL), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Don Edwards (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Frank Horton (R-NY), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Matthew McHugh (D-NY), Alan Mollohan (D-WV), Robert Mrazek (D-NY), Stephen Neal (D-NC) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Hochbrueckner.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-1 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.