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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 5, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
8 Cosponsors (4 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Dr. Ruizs Burn Pits Legislation Passes House”
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Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA25]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 12, 2019
“Wenstrup Burn Pit Legislation Passes House”
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Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH2]
(Co-sponsor)
on Mar 5, 2019
“Latta Votes to Pass Burn Pit Registry Legislation in U.S. House”
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Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH5]
on Mar 5, 2019
History
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Sep 27, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6959 (115th). |
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Feb 26, 2019
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Introduced
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Mar 5, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Nov 16, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2433 (117th). |
H.R. 1381 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1381. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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