Armed Forces
S. 2084
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Welch
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Vt.
Issue
8
Volume
53
Update Issue
18
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. S2185

would direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an outreach program to inform members of the Armed Forces assigned to work near burn pits of the risks of toxic exposure.

S. 1360
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Shaheen
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.H.
Issue
6
Volume
53
Update Issue
13
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. S1418

would require the Secretary of Defense to include exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances in periodic health assessments of members of the Armed Forces.

H.R. 9540
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Sponsor Name
Chabot
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ohio
Issue
2
Volume
53
Update Issue
36
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. H9852

would authorize assistance to support activities relating to the clearance of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

H.R. 8430
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Ruiz
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
Issue
9
Volume
52
Update Issue
21
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. H6882

would direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an outreach program to inform members of the Armed Forces, assigned to work near burn pits, of the risks of toxic exposure.

H.R. 8164
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Peters
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
Issue
8
Volume
52
Update Issue
18
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. H5733

would amend Title 10, U.S. Code, to improve the climate resilience of the armed forces and certain security forces and facilities operated by allies and partners of the United States.

S. 2555
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Shaheen
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.H.
Issue
9
Volume
51
Update Issue
22
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. S5176

would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a task force to address the effects of the release of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances from DOD activities, to include exposure to such substances in periodic health assessments of members of the Armed Forces.

H.R. 4340
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Slotkin
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Mich.
Issue
9
Volume
51
Update Issue
20
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H3600

would direct the Secretary of Defense to include in periodic health assessments of members of the Armed Forces an evaluation of whether the member has been exposed to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

S. 3911
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Shaheen
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.H.
Issue
8
Volume
50
Update Issue
18
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S2762

would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a task force to address the effects of the release of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances from activities of DOD, and include exposure to such substances in periodic health assessments of members of the Armed Forces. 

S. 3868
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Sponsor Name
Klobuchar
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Minn.
Issue
8
Volume
50
Update Issue
17
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S2649

would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to evaluate members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have tested positive for a virus certified as a pandemic for potential exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals or other airborne contaminants, and conduct a study on the impact of such a pandemic on members and veterans with such exposure.

H.R. 6166
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Education and the Workforce and Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Rosen
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Nev.
Issue
8
Volume
48
Update Issue
18
Update Volume
48
Congress Number
115
Congressional Record Number
164 Cong. Rec. H5362

would require the Secretary of Energy to develop a solar workforce training course for certain members of the Armed Forces.

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