Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
Latest action · Nov 17, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
This bill authorizes specified individuals to update the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry with the cause of death of a registered individual. The Department of Veterans Affairs established the burn pit registry to allow certain veterans and service members to document their exposures and report health concerns. The registry is for individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while deployed in certain locations (e.g., Afghanistan or Iraq).
Specifically, the bill authorizes a designee of a registered individual or an immediate family member to update the registry with the cause of death of the individual.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2021 to Nov 16, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Nov 16, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2021 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jul 14, 2021 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2021 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Nov 16, 2021Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 16, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6280-6281)
- Nov 16, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2433.
- Nov 16, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6280)
- Nov 16, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Apr 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 8, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 61, April 8, 2021, page H1721.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1381 | Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 7, 2019 |
| HR 2472 | Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 14, 2023 |
| HR 3967 | Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 16, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual's cause of death, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Air quality
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Asia
- Fires
- Government information and archives
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health information and medical records
- Iraq
- Middle East
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Solid waste and recycling
- Veterans' medical care
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2021Referred in Senate
- Nov 16, 2021Engrossed in House
- Apr 8, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
