Bill Text: AZ HCM2006 | 2016 | Fifty-second Legislature 2nd Regular | Enrolled
Bill Title: Toxic exposure; urging Congress
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-06 - Transmitted to Secretary Of State [HCM2006 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2016-HCM2006-Enrolled.html
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016
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HOUSE CONCURRENT MEMORIAL 2006 |
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A CONCURRENT MEMORIAL
urging the United States Congress to adopt legislation similar to The Toxic Exposure research Act of 2015.
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To the Congress of the United States of America:
Your memorialist respectfully represents:
Whereas, thousands of veterans have been exposed to Agent Orange and other chemical agents during the course of their service to the United States; and
Whereas, today, many of the children and grandchildren of veterans are suffering serious health issues that are related to the veterans' exposure to chemical agents; and
Whereas, the people of the United States owe it to their veterans to better understand the impacts of these exposures in order to guarantee that the children and grandchildren of veterans receive appropriate treatment; and
Whereas, the full effects of exposure to dangerous chemicals such as Agent Orange is still unknown, and a national research center is needed to further study the impact these exposures have on veterans, their children and their grandchildren; and
Whereas, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 is a critical step in protecting the veterans of the United States.
Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays:
1. That the United States Congress adopt legislation similar to H.R. 1769 and S. 901, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015, that would establish in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the armed forces of the United States that are related to that exposure.
2. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit a copy of this Memorial to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each Member of Congress from the State of Arizona.
PASSED BY THE HOUSE FEBRUARY 18, 2016.
PASSED BY THE SENATE APRIL 5, 2016.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 7, 2016.
