Burn Pit Registry Expansion Act

Bill: 117-hr-4400
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2021-07-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Burn Pit Registry Expansion Act</strong></p> <p>This bill expands the scope of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry of the Department of Veterans Affairs by including burn pits located in Egypt and Syria under the definition of <i>open burn pits</i>. The registry allows certain veterans and service members to document their exposures and report health concerns related to exposure to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while serving in certain locations.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4400 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2021 Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Ms. Slotkin , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Gallego , and Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To expand the scope of the Department of Veterans Affairs open burn pit registry.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Burn Pit Registry Expansion Act . 2. Expansion of scope of Department of Veterans Affairs open burn pit registry to include open burn pits in Egypt and Syria Section 201(c)(2) of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–260 ; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking or Iraq and inserting , Iraq, Egypt, or Syria .