HONORING OUR PROMISE TO ADDRESS COMPREHENSIVE TOXICS (HONORING OUR PACT) ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3967), S2818, S2834, S2835, S2836, S2837 [7JN], S2843, S2869, S2870, S2872 [8JN], S2887, S2897 [9JN], S2912, S2913, S2914 [13JN], S2944 [14JN], H1237, H1238, H1239, H1240, H1242, H1245 [2MR], H1279, H1281 [3MR]

——— consideration (H. Res. 950), H1198 [1MR]

Enact (S. 3373), S3596, S3616 [21JY], S3643 [25JY], S3699 [26JY], S3809 [1AU], S3846, S3848, S3850 [2AU]

——— consideration (H. Res. 1224), H5990 [13JY]

Articles and editorials

VA Secretary Wants More Vets Sickened by Burn Pits To File Claims, but Many Are Still Being Turned Away, H1194 [1MR]

Veterans Face Uphill Battle To Receive Treatment for ‘Burn Pit’ Exposure, H1194 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 9430), H8800 [6DE]

Enact (H.R. 3967): consideration (see H. Res. 950), H1174 [28FE]

Enact (S. 3373): consideration (see H. Res. 1224), H6334 [13JY]

——— correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 98), H6335 [13JY]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 3967), S2887 [9JN], S2907 [13JN], S2951 [15JN]

——— motion to proceed, S2729 [26MY], S2801 [7JN]

Enact (S. 3373): House amendment, S3627 [25JY], S3731 [27JY]

Letters

Provisions: Bob Carey, Independence Fund (organization), H1229 [2MR]

——— several veterans and military organizations, H1228 [2MR]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on Bost motion to commit to S. 3373, provisions, H6289 [13JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on Brownley amendment to H.R. 3967, provisions, H1257 [2MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 950, consideration of H.R. 3967, provisions, H1199 [1MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1224, consideration of S. 3373, provisions, H5993 [13JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3967, provisions, H1284 [3MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on Miller-Meeks amendment to H.R. 3967, provisions, H1256 [2MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 950, consideration of H.R. 3967, provisions, H1198 [1MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1224, consideration of S. 3373, provisions, H5991 [13JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on Ruiz amendment to H.R. 3967, provisions, H1283 [3MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on Ryan amendment to H.R. 3967, provisions, H1283 [3MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 3373, provisions, H6290 [13JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on Takano amendment to H.R. 3967, provisions, H1255 [2MR]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 3967), S2729 [26MY]

Enact (S. 3373), S3596 [21JY], S3731 [27JY], S3846, S3848, S3850 [2AU], H6024 [13JY]

Remarks in House

Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, H7697 [12AU], H8328 [30SE]

Courts: establish cause of action for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC, H1233 [2MR]

Dept. of Defense: conduct study on veterans exposed to herbicide agents in Panama Canal Zone, H1257 [2MR]

——— provide budget information for incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits, H1280 [3MR]

——— report to Congress on sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on military installations other than firefighting foam and whether to expand eligibility for VA registry to individuals exposed to PFAS, H1279 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: add report on feasibility of modifying individual longitudinal exposure record system used to register toxic exposure of military personnel to include members of National Guard, H1244 [2MR]

——— allow veterans additional 24-hour period to notify VA when receiving care at non-VA facility, H1241 [2MR]

——— authorize to send electronic notice to claimants, H1233 [2MR]

——— award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers, H1231 [2MR]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities, H1235 [2MR], H5835 [23JN]

——— concede exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits under certain circumstances, H6022 [13JY]

——— coordinate with Dept. of Defense to establish guidelines for training active duty personnel on awareness of potential risks of toxic exposure and ways to prevent such exposures during combat, H1240 [2MR]

——— establish presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with exposure to certain airborne hazards, H1233 [2MR], H6019 [13JY]

——— establish procedures to determine presumptions of service connection based on toxic exposure, H6020 [13JY]

——— establish registry for individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to drinking water contamination by firefighting foam on military installations, H1232 [2MR]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, H6612 [14JY], H7414–H7416 [29JY]

——— include race, age, period of service, military occupation, gender, and disability status of veterans in epidemiological study on health trends of veterans who served in Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, H1241 [2MR]

——— include race and ethnicity as demographic for study on incidence of cancer in veterans, H1241 [2MR]

——— notify Congress regularly of reported cases of burn pit exposure, H1281, H1282 [3MR]

——— permit burn pit registrants to designate certain individuals to update burn pit registry with registered individual’s cause of death, H1280 [3MR]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to burn pits and other toxins, H1234 [2MR], H1280 [3MR], H6021 [13JY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll, H1235 [2MR]

——— provide for presumption of service-connected disability for certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain, H1235 [2MR]

——— provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure, H1245, H1246 [2MR]

——— review known cases of toxic exposure on Dept. of Defense military installations both in U.S. and abroad, H1240, H1241 [2MR]

——— share list of resources for toxic-exposed veterans, their caregivers, and survivors and share outreach program with national veterans services organizations and other veteran groups, H1241 [2MR]

——— study veteran health outcomes related to waste from Manhattan project in St. Louis, MO, H1240, H1241 [2MR]

——— submit report on effect of, symptoms of, efforts to reduce, and areas of potential research on, jet fuel exposure, H1241 [2MR]

——— Veterans Benefits Management System funding, H1240 [2MR]

Enact (H.R. 3967), H1211, H1219–H1246, H1257, H1258 [2MR], H1279–H1284 [3MR], H3751 [16MR], H4951 [13MY], H5555 [15JN], H5633 [16JN], H5981 [13JY], H9732 [14DE], E215 [3MR]

——— consideration (H. Res. 950), H1187–H1199 [1MR]

——— Senate amendment, H5719 [21JN], H5835 [23JN]

Enact (S. 3373), H6001–H6025 [13JY], H6612 [14JY], H7414–H7416 [29JY]

——— consideration (H. Res. 1224), H5983–H5993 [13JY], E789 [27JY]

——— correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 98), H6025 [13JY]

Illinois: tribute to PACT Act Week of Action, H9732 [14DE]

Impact, H9728 [13DE], H9857 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

AID: funding, S3846 [2AU]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, S3684 [26JY], S3846–S3848, S3850 [2AU]

Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, S4005, S4006 [4AU], S4051 [6AU], S4959–S4961 [22SE], S5116 [28SE], S7044 [8DE], S7180 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand health care to include members of National Guard and Reserve components of Armed Forces who are not on active orders, S2849 [8JN]

——— expand provision of dental care, S2850 [8JN]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, S3761–S3763 [28JY], S3838, S3840, S3842, S3844–S3853 [2AU], S4055 [6AU]

——— modify eligibility of veterans for treatment as low-income families for purposes of enrollment in patient enrollment system and guarantee health care benefits for veterans enrolled in such system, S2849 [8JN]

——— provide care under community care program for veterans exposed to toxic substances in order to eliminate excessive wait times for medical care and appointments, S2957 [15JN], S3845, S3850 [2AU]

——— require VA dental clinic in each State, S2849 [8JN]

Enact (H.R. 3967), S2668, S2669 [24MY], S2677 [25MY], S2843, S2846, S2849, S2858 [8JN], S2875, S2876, S2882, S2887 [9JN], S2899–S2901, S2903, S2907 [13JN], S2919, S2920, S2926, S2932, S2933 [14JN], S2948–S2951, S2954, S2957, S2976–S2978 [15JN], S2983, S2988–S2991, S2999–S3001, S3010 [16JN], S3143, S3144 [23JN]

——— motion to proceed, S2725 [26MY], S2777, S2778 [6JN], S2796, S2798–S2802, S2804 [7JN], S2843 [8JN]

——— unanimous-consent agreement, S2839 [7JN], S2887 [9JN], S2935 [14JN]

——— unanimous-consent request, S2932 [14JN], S3144 [23JN]

Enact (S. 3373), S3596 [21JY]

——— House amendment, S3627 [25JY], S3661, S3662, S3684 [26JY], S3715, S3731, S3733, S3734 [27JY], S3750, S3761–S3763 [28JY], S3795, S3797–S3799 [1AU], S3838, S3840, S3842, S3844–S3853 [2AU], S4055 [6AU], S4434 [6SE]

——— House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S3842 [2AU]

Impact, S6643, S6644 [14NO]

Senate: legislative priorities, S3320 [18JY]

——— legislative process, S2957 [15JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3967, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 950) (H. Rept. 117–253), H1174 [28FE]

Consideration of S. 3373, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1224) (H. Rept. 117–405), H6334 [13JY]

Provisions: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3967) (H. Rept. 117–249), H1139 [22FE], H1206 [1MR]

Statements

Provisions: Executive Office of the President, H1188 [1MR], H1229 [2MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 98, correction in enrollment of S. 3373, provisions, H6025 [13JY]

H. Res. 950, consideration of H.R. 3967, provisions, H1187 [1MR]

H. Res. 1224, consideration of S. 3373, provisions, H5983 [13JY]

H.R. 3967, provisions, H1219–H1228 [2MR]

S. 3373, provisions, H6001–H6016 [13JY]