HR 4555 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Janey Ensminger Act

Introduced Feb 2, 2010 Originated House Sponsor Brad Miller D-NC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 5, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2010
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Janey Ensminger Act - Makes any veteran who was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during a period in which the water there was contaminated by volatile organic compounds, including known and probable human carcinogens, eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for any illness, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the illness is attributable to such contamination.

Cosponsors 38

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2010 to Dec 2, 2010, with 19 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-MIBart StupakOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-NYEric J. J. MassaOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 2, 2010
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-NMHarry TeagueOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-NCHeath ShulerOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-NCLarry KissellOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-NHPaul W. HodesOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 2, 2010
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 2, 2010
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 5, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 2, 2010Introduced in House
  3. Feb 2, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2010Introduced in House

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