US Congress Senate Bill 1798 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 13 2012 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish and maintain an open pit burn registry for members of the Armed Forces deployed in a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits used for disposing solid waste, (2) include in such registry information necessary to ascertain and monitor the health effects of such exposure, (3) develop a public information campaign to inform eligible individuals about the registry, and (4) periodically notify such individuals of significant developments in the study and treatment of conditions associated with such exposure. Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent scientific organization to develop a report assessing the effectiveness of actions taken to collect and maintain information on the health effects of such exposure, and (2) submit the completed report to Congress.

Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011

Sen Udall, Tom	Sen Alexander, Lamar	Sen Bingaman, Jeff	Sen Blumenthal, Richard
Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr.	Sen Corker, Bob	Sen Heller, Dean	Sen Johnson, Tim
Sen McCaskill, Claire	Sen Merkley, Jeff	Sen Nelson, Bill	Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV
Sen Sanders, Bernard	Sen Schumer, Charles E.	Sen Snowe, Olympia J.	Sen Tester, Jon
Sen Udall, Mark	Sen Wyden, Ron

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-13	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2011-11-03	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB3337 (Same As) 2012-06-29 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN01798:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1798is/pdf/BILLS-112s1798is.pdf