HR 663 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Burn Pits Accountability Act

Introduced Jan 17, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Tulsi Gabbard D-HI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 8, 2019 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. IntroducedJan 17, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Burn Pits Accountability Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the military departments to evaluate whether each member of the Armed Forces has been (1) based or stationed where an open air burn pit was used to dispose of waste, or (2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals. Members located where an open burn pit was used or exposed to toxic airborne chemicals must be enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, unless the member elects not to enroll.

The evaluations must be included in periodic health assessments, physical exams conducted immediately prior to separation from active duty, and deployment assessments.

DOD must share the results of the evaluations with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Cosponsors 205

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 17, 2019 to May 5, 2020, with 86 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-ALBradley ByrneOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-NYChris CollinsOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-NEDon BaconOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalJan 17, 2019
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-NCGeorge HoldingOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-MTGreg GianforteOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJan 17, 2019
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-MOJason SmithOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-INJim BanksOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-TNMark E. GreenOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NYMax RoseOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-WIRon KindOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 17, 2019
R-COScott R. TiptonOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-IASteve KingOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NVSusie LeeOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-PATom MarinoOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-WADan NewhouseJan 23, 2019
R-WIMike GallagherJan 24, 2019
R-NYLee M. ZeldinJan 28, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierFeb 4, 2019
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyFeb 4, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresFeb 5, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandFeb 5, 2019
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Feb 5, 2019
D-MOEmanuel CleaverFeb 5, 2019
D-CAHarley RoudaFeb 5, 2019
D-NYThomas R. SuozziFeb 5, 2019
D-CTJames A. HimesFeb 7, 2019
R-INSusan W. BrooksFeb 7, 2019
D-PASusan WildFeb 7, 2019
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerFeb 14, 2019
R-AZPaul A. GosarFeb 14, 2019
R-MSTrent KellyFeb 14, 2019
D-NJAndy KimFeb 26, 2019
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersFeb 26, 2019
D-NHChris PappasFeb 26, 2019
D-RIDavid N. CicillineFeb 26, 2019
D-MIElissa SlotkinFeb 26, 2019
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Feb 26, 2019
R-ORGreg WaldenFeb 26, 2019
D-MNIlhan OmarFeb 26, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinFeb 26, 2019
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthFeb 26, 2019
R-MNPete StauberFeb 26, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoFeb 26, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeFeb 26, 2019
D-CATed LieuFeb 26, 2019
D-PAChrissy HoulahanFeb 27, 2019
R-OHDavid P. JoyceFeb 27, 2019
R-AKDon YoungFeb 27, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalFeb 28, 2019
R-TXVan TaylorFeb 28, 2019
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezMar 4, 2019
D-IADavid LoebsackMar 5, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 5, 2019
R-TNScott DesJarlaisMar 5, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonMar 6, 2019
R-MIFred UptonMar 6, 2019
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleMar 6, 2019
R-PALloyd SmuckerMar 7, 2019
D-CAMaxine WatersMar 7, 2019
R-NYPeter T. KingMar 7, 2019
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyMar 11, 2019
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMar 12, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoMar 12, 2019
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasMar 12, 2019
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeMar 12, 2019
D-PAConor LambMar 25, 2019
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaMar 25, 2019
D-CTJoe CourtneyMar 25, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorMar 25, 2019
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingMar 25, 2019
D-ILMike QuigleyMar 27, 2019
R-KSRoger MarshallApr 2, 2019
R-KYAndy BarrApr 9, 2019
D-MNAngie CraigApr 9, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanApr 9, 2019
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderApr 9, 2019
D-PABrendan F. BoyleApr 9, 2019
R-CADoug LaMalfaApr 9, 2019
R-WIGlenn GrothmanApr 9, 2019
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyApr 9, 2019
R-OHSteve StiversApr 9, 2019
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIApr 22, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyApr 22, 2019
R-VARobert J. WittmanApr 22, 2019
R-KSSteve WatkinsApr 22, 2019
D-TXVeronica EscobarApr 22, 2019
R-TXBrian BabinApr 25, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsApr 25, 2019
R-PADaniel MeuserApr 25, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Apr 25, 2019
D-NJMikie SherrillApr 25, 2019
D-COJason CrowApr 30, 2019
D-CARaul RuizApr 30, 2019
R-NYElise M. StefanikMay 1, 2019
R-OKTom ColeMay 1, 2019
D-MDAnthony G. BrownMay 7, 2019
R-INJames R. BairdMay 7, 2019
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterMay 7, 2019
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonMay 7, 2019
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickMay 15, 2019
D-MNDean PhillipsMay 15, 2019
D-TNJim CooperMay 15, 2019
R-WYLiz CheneyMay 21, 2019
D-NMBen Ray LujánMay 22, 2019
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMay 22, 2019
D-MIHaley M. StevensMay 23, 2019
D-MNCollin C. PetersonJun 4, 2019
D-IAAbby FinkenauerJun 5, 2019
D-HIEd CaseJun 10, 2019
D-MEJared F. GoldenJun 10, 2019
D-ILSean CastenJun 10, 2019
R-NVMark E. AmodeiJun 11, 2019
D-IACynthia AxneJun 12, 2019
R-VADenver RigglemanJun 13, 2019
D-MALori TrahanJun 18, 2019
D-AZGreg StantonJun 19, 2019
D-NYKathleen M. RiceJun 19, 2019
D-CATJ CoxJun 26, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooJul 9, 2019
D-NYGrace MengJul 9, 2019
D-CAMike LevinJul 9, 2019
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJul 11, 2019
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesJul 12, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneJul 24, 2019
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOct 21, 2019
D-NJTom MalinowskiOct 28, 2019
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaNov 8, 2019
D-NJDonald NorcrossJan 7, 2020
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonFeb 11, 2020
R-NJJefferson Van DrewFeb 21, 2020
R-MNJim HagedornMar 10, 2020
D-NMXochitl Torres SmallApr 14, 2020
D-COEd PerlmutterMay 5, 2020

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  3. Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House
  4. Jan 17, 2019Referred 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.
  5. Jan 17, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H704)

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 191Burn Pits Accountability ActIdentical billJan 17, 2019
S 1790National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Related billDec 20, 2019
HR 2500National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Related billAug 11, 2020

Subjects

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

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  1. Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House

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