Sept. 15, 2020 |
H.R.8261 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to toxins, including emissions from open burn pits, and for other purposes. |
14 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Education and Labor, 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. |
July 13, 2020 |
H.R.7600 |
To expand the scope of the Department of Veterans Affairs open burn pit registry. |
2 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
July 13, 2020 |
H.R.7596 |
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide medical providers of the Department of Defense mandatory training with respect to the potential health effects of burn pits. |
2 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. |
July 13, 2020 |
H.R.7597 |
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the research and studies being conducted or funded by the Department of Defense to assess the health effects of burn pits. |
2 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. |
July 13, 2020 |
H.R.7599 |
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide budget information for incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits. |
2 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. |
July 13, 2020 |
H.R.7598 |
To direct the Secretary of Defense to include information on exposure to open burn pits in postdeployment health reassessments of members of the Armed Forces. |
1 |
All Democrats |
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. |
Sept. 20, 2019 |
H.R.4451 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
4 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
Sept. 27, 2019 |
H.R.4574 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases in veterans who were exposed to burn pits. |
28 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
July 30, 2019 |
H.R.4137 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of certain individuals exposed to burn pits for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
10 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
Feb. 26, 2019 |
H.R.1381 |
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. |
8 |
Bipartisan |
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32. |
Dec. 12, 2018 |
H.R.7287 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of certain individuals exposed to burn pits for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
3 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
Dec. 12, 2018 |
H.R.7288 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases in veterans who were exposed to burn pits. |
2 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
Sept. 27, 2018 |
H.R.6959 |
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. |
4 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
March 30, 2017 |
H.R.1844 |
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran. |
32 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
March 17, 2017 |
H.R.1618 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
6 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
Dec. 1, 2015 |
H.R.4150 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the hours of employment of physicians and physician assistants employed on a full-time basis by the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
2 |
Bipartisan |
Received in the Senate. |
March 22, 2016 |
H.R.4837 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
0 |
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
June 9, 2015 |
H.R.2691 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adjudicate and pay survivor's benefits without requiring the filing of a formal claim, and for other purposes. |
3 |
All Democrats |
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . |
Feb. 4, 2015 |
H.R.732 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. |
26 |
Bipartisan |
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote . |
June 26, 2014 |
H.R.5007 |
To assess staffing shortages at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
11 |
All Democrats |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
Dec. 5, 2013 |
H.R.3672 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
7 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
April 25, 2013 |
H.R.1759 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives certain information from other departments or agencies of the United States. |
20 |
Bipartisan |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
May 22, 2013 |
H.R.2119 |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. |
7 |
All Democrats |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |