US Congress House Bill 2419 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-3)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Readiness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and administer a system to identify members of the Armed Forces who were potentially exposed to a hazardous disposal site, as well as any negative health effects that may be related to such exposure. Requires the Secretary to: (1) administer the system using existing medical surveillance systems; (2) notify a member and his or her commanding officer of a potential exposure; (3) for each member notified, collect information for purposes of the system; (4) for each member notified, annually provide a complete physical examination and related consultation and counseling; and (5) determine, and report to Congress on, whether existing surveillance systems are sufficient to identify all potential negative health effects resulting from such exposure.

Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act

Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite [R-FL]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-08		Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2009-05-14		Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HB4477 (Related) 2010-02-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2419/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2419/BILLS-111hr2419ih.pdf