Bills About Armed Forces And National Security Sponsored by Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

Rep. Ruiz sponsored 23 bills about armed forces and national security in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced Number Title Cosponsors Cosponsor Party Latest Action
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 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.
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