3.0.0 4137 2022-11-01T13:50:15Z 2022-11-01T13:50:15Z House HR 2019-07-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 4137.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and make alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers ofCongress.[Page H7482]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-22T21:18:31Z Referred to 2019-07-30T15:34:10Z 2019-08-22 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 N C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 2019-07-30 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2019-07-30 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2019-07-30 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-08-27 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2019-10-21 False S001211 Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] Greg Stanton D AZ 9 2019-10-21 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-11-22 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2019-11-22 False G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2020-01-30 False A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2020-02-04 False Armed Forces and National Security Air quality Fires Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Military operations and strategy Nursing Solid waste and recycling Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-07-30 Introduced in House 2020-01-24T17:25:56Z Jennifer Kepner Healthcare for Open air burn Pit Exposure Act or the Jennifer Kepner HOPE Act

This bill extends eligibility for hospital, nursing home, and medical services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans who were exposed to burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment).

]]> Jennifer Kepner HOPE Act Display Title Jennifer Kepner HOPE Act Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Jennifer Kepner HOPE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Jennifer Kepner Healthcare for Open air burn Pit Exposure Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4137ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4137ih.xml 2019-08-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.