4397 -- Department of Defense Burn Pits Health Provider Training Act | Poliscope

Department of Defense Burn Pits Health Provider Training Act

4397

117th Congress

Armed Forces and National Security

In Committee

Department of Defense Burn Pits Health Provider Training Act

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

2

Committee

3

Floor Vote

4

Other Chamber

5

Enacted

Introduced

July 9, 2021

Latest Action

July 9, 2021

Primary Sponsor

Raul RuizDemocratic(CA)

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Summary

Department of Defense Burn Pits Health Provider Training Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to train its medical providers on the potential health effects of burn pits, which are areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.

Subjects (8)

Employment and training programs

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Medical education

Military education and training

Military medicine

Solid waste and recycling

Actions (2)

July 9, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

July 9, 2021

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Armed Services Committee	House	Referred to	July 9, 2021

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	July 9, 2021	XML

Cosponsors (4)

Name	Party	State
Elissa Slotkin	Democratic	MI
Gus M. Bilirakis	Republican	FL
Peter Welch	Democratic	VT

Related Bills (1)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
S 2792	117th	Related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov