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Wenstrup Burn Pit Legislation Passes House [View all]
https://wenstrup.house.gov/updates/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=400659Wenstrup Burn Pit Legislation Passes House
Washington, March 5, 2019
Contact: Ann Tumolo(202-225-3164)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act passed the House of Representatives. Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) introduced the bipartisan legislation earlier this month with a fellow doctor, Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA). The Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act would strengthen and enhance the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) registry of service members and veterans who were exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes from open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act, H.R. 1381:
•Ensures the VA burn pit registry may be updated with the cause of death of a registered veteran;
•Allows a designated individual or immediate family member to report the cause of death of a registered veteran;
•Provides a process by which a registered veteran may make a designation regarding who is to make the report to the registry on their behalf.
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