US Congress House Bill 2617 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-4)
Status: Introduced on May 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Service Member's Occupational and Environmental Transparency Health Act or the OATH Act requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to (1) record service members' exposure to occupational and environmental health hazards while deployed overseas, and (2) make such information available for post-deployment medical examinations and health reassessments. DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs must update electronic health records with information from the Burn Pit Registry (i.e., a registry designed to track certain airborne hazards). The Government Accountability Office must submit a report evaluating implementation of the above requirements.

OATH Act Service Member’s Occupational and Environmental Transparency Health Act

Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Sen. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2019-05-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2019-05-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-05-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-05-09	House	Introduced in House

SB1680 (Related) 2019-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
SB1790 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF)
HB2500 (Related) 2020-08-11 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.
HR758 (Similar To) 2019-12-11 - Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2617/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2617/BILLS-116hr2617ih.pdf