118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2472Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

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.

Armed forces and national security
Introduced Apr 3, 2023
Last action Apr 14, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 3, 2023
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Referred
Apr 14, 2023
Veterans' Affairs
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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 regist...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Apr 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 3, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 3, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.