HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES related term(s) Radioactive Substances
Amendments
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (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]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), consideration (H. Res. 950), H1198 [1MR]
——— provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure (S. 2102), S1780, S1783 [24MR]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6837, H6838, H6840, H6841, H6842, H6843, H6845, H6847, H6848, H6849, H6850 [19JY], H6891, H6892, H6893, H6895 [20JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 8294), consideration (H. Res. 1232), H6717 [19JY]
Firefighters: temporarily increase cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment (S. 3662), S4443 [6SE]
Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: extend (S. 1216), S955 [2MR]
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
Air Force: report to Committee on Armed Services (House) on plan to characterize asbestos risk of former Air Force defense sites (see H.R. 8308), H5940 [7JY]
Canada: ensure that Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in Great Lake Basin (see S. Res. 514), S707 [15FE]
CDC: extend authorization for Lead Exposure Registry (see S. 3651), S706 [15FE] (see H.R. 6737), H1123 [15FE]
Chemicals: create intergovernmental coordination on addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination (see S. 4829), S4574 [13SE]
Corps of Engineers: develop comprehensive plan for Lake Okeechobee and northern estuaries ecosystem restoration to eliminate harmful discharges (see H.R. 7520), H4443 [14AP]
Courts: establish cause of action for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 6482), H300 [25JA]
——— limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see S. 5130), S6779 [17NO] (see H.R. 9430), H8800 [6DE]
DEA: codify temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances by adding fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of Controlled Substances Act (see S. 3457), S118 [10JA]
——— include fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and no medical use (see H.R. 6946), H1328 [7MR]
——— make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (see H.R. 6713), H1119 [11FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish grant program to assist with purchase, installation, and maintenance of point-of-entry and point-of-use drinking water quality improvement products (see S. 4081), S2153 [26AP] (see H.R. 8018), H5446 [9JN]
——— prohibit use of M–44 devices, commonly known as ‘‘cyanide bombs’’, on public land (see S. 4584), S3611 [21JY]
——— provide grants to States to address contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on farms (see S. 5070), S6469 [11OC] (see H.R. 9186), H8395 [14OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorize certain prizes for development of non-per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances-containing turnout gear (see H.R. 8900), H7965 [19SE]
——— establish outreach program to inform servicemembers assigned to work near burn pits of risks of toxic exposure (see H.R. 8430), H6882 [19JY]
——— submit report relative to provision of water alternatives to communities affected by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination (see H.R. 8901), H7965 [19SE]
Dept. of Energy: improve public-private partnerships and increase Federal research, development, and demonstration relative to evolution of next generation pipeline systems (see H.R. 9349), H8587 [17NO]
——— prioritize acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned or decommissioning nuclear reactors in high population areas with high earthquake hazard (see H.R. 6685), H1113 [9FE]
——— provide for preservation and storage of uranium–233 to foster development of thorium molten-salt reactors (see S. 4242), S2586 [18MY]
Dept. of HUD: improve removal of lead from drinking water in public housing (see S. 4047), S2091 [7AP] (see H.R. 7516), H4443 [14AP]
——— provide for additional lead-based paint poisoning prevention procedures for families with children under certain age (see H.R. 7165), H3853 [18MR]
Dept. of HUD and EPA: require disclosure of asbestos hazards in sale and lease of residential dwellings (see H.R. 7175), H3853 [18MR]
Dept. of Justice: clarify eligibility for public safety officer death and disability benefits for officers exposed to radiation at clandestine drug laboratories (see H.R. 8458), H7065 [21JY]
Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 4511), S3269 [13JY]
——— provide for timely payment of black lung benefits pending liability determinations (see H.R. 6791), H1130 [18FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand access to Veterans Community Care Program to include certain veterans seeking mental health or substance-use services and toxic-exposed veterans (see S. 5348), S9779 [21DE]
——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 3851), S1225 [16MR] (see H.R. 7089), H3743 [15MR]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see S. 3541), S442 [1FE] (see H.R. 6659), H1112 [9FE]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), consideration (see H. Res. 950), H1174 [28FE]
Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see S. 4940), S4969 [22SE] (see H.R. 9088), H8370 [30SE]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 4670), S3782 [28JY] (see H.R. 8294), H5934 [5JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 8294), consideration (see H. Res. 1232), H6881 [19JY]
EPA: develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality criteria for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 4161), S2381 [9MY] (see H.R. 7696), H4796 [10MY]
——— establish Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains (see S. 5294), S7311 [19DE]
——— establish pilot program that promotes cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines by good samaritans (see S. 3571), S523 [3FE]
——— implement fenceline monitoring for air pollutants at facilities contributing to high local cancer rates and other health threats and expand and strengthen national ambient air quality monitoring network (see S. 4510), S3239 [12JY] (see H.R. 8352), H6334 [13JY] (see H.R. 9386), H8708 [1DE]
——— issue final rule adding all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to hazardous air pollutants list (see H.R. 7142), H3827 [17MR]
——— modify pesticide registration process (see S. 4585), S3611 [21JY]
——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see S. 4244), S2586 [18MY] (see H.R. 7810), H5173 [18MY]
——— prohibit use of organophosphate pesticides on food (see H.R. 8765), H7731 [30AU]
——— require manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to submit analytical reference standards (see H.R. 7897), H5219 [27MY]
FAA: improve safety of aircraft air supply by providing training to crew and first responders, issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes, investigating incidents, and installing air quality monitoring equipment (see S. 3944), S1832 [29MR] (see H.R. 7267), H3970 [29MR]
Firefighters: protect from exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 4076), S2130 [25AP] (see H.R. 7597), H4574 [27AP]
——— temporarily increase cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment (see S. 3662), S753 [16FE]
GAO: study radiological contamination in Coldwater Creek, St. Louis County, MO, and install signage to inform residents and visitors of potential exposure risks (see H.R. 7879), H5218 [27MY]
International Boundary and Water Commission: assume full ownership and control of International Outfall Interceptor in Nogales, AZ (see S. 4548), S3377 [19JY] (see H.R. 8426), H6882 [19JY]
Mining and mineral resources: ban certain small, high-powered rare earth magnets (see S. 4479), S3159 [23JN] (see H.R. 8199), H5877 [23JN]
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: study and report on Federal research agenda to advance understanding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 4492), S3160 [23JN] (see H.R. 7289), H4005 [30MR]
National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 561), S1832 [29MR]
National Poison Prevention Week: observance (see S. Res. 557), S1774 [24MR]
NRC: prohibit issuance of certain certificates and licenses without finding that certain system or facility can safely operate with spent nuclear fuel for period of at least 100 years (see H.R. 9267), H8428 [3NO]
Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see S. 3741), S950 [2MR] (see H.R. 6901), H1274 [2MR]
Nuclear weapons: designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 785), S4857 [20SE]
Pesticides: prohibit local regulation of pesticide use (see H.R. 7266), H3970 [29MR]
Pipelines: enhance pipeline safety and oil spill preparedness and response, particularly in Great Lakes Basin (see S. 4248), S2586 [18MY]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: reauthorize (see S. 4119), S2219 [28AP]
Taxation: modify private business use requirements for bonds issued for lead service line replacement projects (see S. 4921), S4969 [22SE] (see H.R. 6985), H1373 [8MR]
Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: extend (see S. 5167), S6941 [1DE] (see H.R. 9595), H9902 [15DE]
Toxic Exposure Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 737), S3862 [2AU]
Transportation Security Administration: standardize enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple programs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credential, HAZMAT Endorsement, and PreCheck programs (see S. 4298), S2665 [24MY] (see H.R. 6571), H916 [2FE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit use of lead ammunition on all land and water under jurisdiction and control (see S. 4157), S2358 [5MY]
Workers’ Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 600), S2219 [28AP]
Cloture motions
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), S2887 [9JN], S2907 [13JN], S2951 [15JN]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), motion to proceed, S2729 [26MY], S2801 [7JN]
Cost Estimates
Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics (PREVENT) Act (H.R. 5274): CBO, E667 [23JN]
Letters
Health burdens of uranium miners will extend beyond the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act deadline: Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publication), H4815 [11MY]
Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: Bob Carey, Independence Fund (organization), H1229 [2MR]
——— several veterans and military organizations, H1228 [2MR]
Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act: Representative Grijalva, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E1303 [15DE]
——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E1303 [15DE]
Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics (PREVENT) Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5694 [21JN]
——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5694 [21JN]
Lists
Votes recorded by proxy on Bost motion to commit S. 3373, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H6289 [13JY]
Votes recorded by proxy on Brownley amendment to H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1257 [2MR]
Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 950, consideration of H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1199 [1MR]
Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1224, consideration of S. 3373, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H5993 [13JY]
Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1284 [3MR]
Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5274, Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics (PREVENT) Act, H6287 [13JY]
Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 7289, Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act, H7143 [26JY]
Votes recorded by proxy on Latta motion to recommit H.R. 3617, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, H4115 [1AP]
Votes recorded by proxy on Levin of Michigan amendment to H.R. 7900, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6589 [14JY]
Votes recorded by proxy on Miller-Meeks amendment to H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1256 [2MR]
Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 950, consideration of H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1198 [1MR]
Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1224, consideration of S. 3373, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H5991 [13JY]
Votes recorded by proxy on Ruiz amendment to H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1283 [3MR]
Votes recorded by proxy on Ryan amendment to H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1283 [3MR]
Votes recorded by proxy on S. 231, Protecting Firefighters From Adverse Substances (PFAS) Act, H8703 [1DE]
Votes recorded by proxy on S. 2102, Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans in Combat Environments (SERVICE) Act, H5172 [18MY]
Votes recorded by proxy on S. 3373, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H6290 [13JY]
Votes recorded by proxy on S. 3662, Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act, H8276 [29SE]
Votes recorded by proxy on Takano amendment to H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1255 [2MR]
Motions
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), S2729 [26MY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6900 [20JY]
Firefighters: temporarily increase cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment (S. 3662), S6945 [1DE]
Notices
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) tie vote on S. 387, Grand Canyon Protection Act, S3604 [21JY]
Remarks in House
Buffalo, NY: Times Beach Nature Preserve funding, H228 [19JA]
Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, H8364 [30SE]
——— launch of Get the Lead Out Caucus, H3973 [30MR]
Courts: establish cause of action for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC, H1233 [2MR]
DEA: include fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and no medical use (H.R. 6946), H7886 [19SE]
——— include fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and no medical use (S. 339), H39 [11JA]
——— make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (H.R. 6184), H352, H353, H901, H902, H903 [2FE], H979, H982 [7FE], H1021, H1062 [8FE], H4094 [1AP], H8083 [22SE], H8174–H8177 [28SE]
Dept. of Defense: conduct study on veterans exposed to herbicide agents in Panama Canal Zone, H1257 [2MR]
——— establish process for alerting servicemembers of possible exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, H6263 [13JY]
——— provide budget information for incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits, H1280 [3MR]
——— report on implementation of on-site per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances destruction technologies and extend moratorium on per- and polyfluoroalkyl incineration, H6304, H6305 [13JY]
Dept. of Energy: tribute to Idaho Cleanup Project employees, E303 [28MR]
Dept. of HHS: provide recovery by individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC, H1192, H1193 [1MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances (H.R. 5274), H5693–H5695 [21JN], E656 [22JN]
Dept. of HUD: improve removal of lead from drinking water in public housing, H4805 [11MY]
Dept. of Justice: expand areas eligible under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing and extend deadline for filing claims (H.R. 538), E960 [21SE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish program to permanently plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells and surrounding lands and provide funding to States and Tribal Governments for such remediation (H.R. 2415), H1260 [2MR]
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]
——— 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, H5983–H5990, H6001–H6025 [13JY], H6612 [14JY], H7414–H7416 [29JY]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (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]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), consideration (H. Res. 950), H1187–H1199 [1MR]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), Senate amendment, H5719 [21JN], H5835 [23JN]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (S. 3541), H1188, H1189, H1192, H1193, H1196, H1197 [1MR], H1230–H1236, H1243, H1244 [2MR], H1280 [3MR]
——— 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]
——— provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure (S. 2102), H5115–H5117 [18MY]
——— 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]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6664 [15JY], H6733–H6859 [19JY], H6889, H6891–H6901, H6902 [20JY], H7242 [27JY], H7950 [19SE], E759, E760 [20JY], E769 [21JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 8294), consideration (H. Res. 1232), H6711–H6719 [19JY], E789 [27JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 8294), corrections in engrossment, H6901 [20JY]
EPA: ensure use of broad and protective definition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, H6457 [13JY]
——— lead service line replacement projects funding, H1016 [8FE], H3715 [15MR]
FAA: improve safety of aircraft air supply by providing training to crew and first responders, issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes, investigating incidents, and installing air quality monitoring equipment (H.R. 7267), E310 [29MR]
FDA: provide consumers the right to know if food has been treated by known carcinogenic substances through accurate labeling, H3763 [16MR]
FEMA: develop guidance for firefighters and emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and limit and prevent release of such chemicals into the environment (S. 231), H8609–H8612 [29NO]
Firefighters: temporarily increase cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment (S. 3662), H8168–H8170 [28SE]
Get the Lead Out Caucus: launch, H1016 [8FE]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities, H3977 [30MR], H4021 [31MR]
Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: impact, H9728 [13DE], H9857 [15DE]
Illinois: tribute to PACT Act Week of Action, H9732 [14DE]
International Atomic Energy Agency: tribute, H7847 [15SE]
Mining and mineral resources: prohibit moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (H.R. 751), H6665 [15JY]
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: study and report on Federal research agenda to advance understanding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (H.R. 7289), H7092–H7095 [26JY]
Pike County, OH: increase amount of payments in lieu of taxes, H230 [19JA]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: reauthorize, E960 [21SE]
——— reauthorize (S. 4119), H4812, H4813–H4816 [11MY]
Remarks in Senate
Climate: effects of climate change, S2140 [26AP], S2263–S2265 [3MY], S3512 [20JY], S3843 [2AU], S4465 [7SE]
Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, S4005, S4006 [4AU], S4051 [6AU], S7180 [14DE]
Courts: establish cause of action for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (S. 3176), S2805 [7JN]
——— limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC, S7227–S7230 [15DE]
——— limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (S. 5130), S6882–S6885 [30NO]
——— limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (S. 5130), unanimous-consent request, S6883, S6884 [30NO]
CPSC: importance, S2471 [12MY]
DEA: codify temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances by adding fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of Controlled Substances Act (S. 3457), S120 [10JA], S272 [18JA]
——— include fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and no medical use (S. 1006), S5135–S5137 [28SE]
——— include fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and no medical use (S. 1006), unanimous-consent request, S5136, S5137 [28SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to States to address contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on farms (S. 5070), S6471 [11OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: U.S. Customs and Border Protection chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs funding, S4198 [6AU]
Dept. of Justice: Solicitor General filing of brief with Supreme Court relative to conflicts between State and Federal pesticide labeling requirements, S2682 [25MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, S2555 [18MY], S3596 [21JY], 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]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (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]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), motion to proceed, S2725 [26MY], S2777, S2778 [6JN], S2796, S2798–S2802, S2804 [7JN], S2843 [8JN]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), unanimous-consent agreement, S2839 [7JN], S2887 [9JN], S2935 [14JN]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), unanimous-consent request, S2932 [14JN], S3144 [23JN]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (S. 3541), S444 [1FE], S733–S735 [16FE], S1923 [4AP]
——— 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]
——— provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure (S. 2102), S1783 [24MR], S1961 [5AP]
Firefighters: temporarily increase cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment (S. 3662), S4443 [6SE]
——— temporarily increase cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment (S. 3662), House amendment, S6945 [1DE]
Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: impact, S6643, S6644 [14NO]
Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.: creation of LTL Management LLC relative to asbestos talc lawsuits, S682 [15FE]
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC: review permitting process for Mountain Valley Pipeline, S4961 [22SE]
National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 561), S1839 [29MR]
National Poison Prevention Week: observance (S. Res. 557), S1787 [24MR]
Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (S. 3741), S966–S968 [3MR]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds for private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (S. 3741), unanimous-consent request, S967 [3MR]
Nuclear weapons: designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 438), S722 [15FE]
——— designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 785), S10099 [22DE]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: reauthorize (S. 4119), S2228 [28AP]
Taxation: eliminate reinstatement of Superfund program taxes, S4171 [6AU]
Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: extend (S. 1216), S928–S930 [2MR], S4892 [21SE], S5137 [28SE]
——— extend (S. 1216), unanimous-consent request, S928, S929 [2MR], S5137 [28SE]
Toxic Exposure Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 737), S4488 [7SE]
Reports filed
Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 6102) (H. Rept. 117–589), H8729 [2DE]
Consideration of H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 950) (H. Rept. 117–253), H1174 [28FE]
Consideration of S. 3373, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1224) (H. Rept. 117–405), H6334 [13JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 8294) (H. Rept. 117–402), H5934 [5JY]
Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 7289) (H. Rept. 117–406), H6334 [13JY]
Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 3541), S574 [8FE]
Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3967) (H. Rept. 117–249), H1139 [22FE], H1206 [1MR]
Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2415) (H. Rept. 117–645), H9901 [15DE]
Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics (PREVENT) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 5274) (H. Rept. 117–375), H5684 [17JN]
Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3662) (S. Rept. 117–138), S3860 [2AU]
Statements
Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: Executive Office of the President, H1188 [1MR], H1229 [2MR]
Testimonies
Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) hearing on Toxic Exposure Presumption Process: Denis McDonough, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S3798 [1AU]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 98, correction in enrollment of S. 3373, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H6025 [13JY]
H. Res. 950, consideration of H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1187 [1MR]
H. Res. 1224, consideration of S. 3373, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H5983 [13JY]
H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1219–H1228 [2MR]
H.R. 5274, Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics (PREVENT) Act, H5693 [21JN]
H.R. 7289, Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act, H7092 [26JY]
S. 231, Protecting Firefighters From Adverse Substances (PFAS) Act, H8609 [29NO]
S. 2102, Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans in Combat Environments (SERVICE) Act, H5115 [18MY]
S. 3373, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H6001–H6016 [13JY]
S. 3541, Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act, S734 [16FE]
S. 3662, Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act, S4443 [6SE], H8169 [28SE]
S. 4119, RECA Extension Act, S2228 [28AP], H4813 [11MY]
S. Res. 514, ensure that Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in Great Lake Basin, S711 [15FE]
S. Res. 557, National Poison Prevention Week, S1778 [24MR]
S. Res. 561, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S1836 [29MR]
S. Res. 600, support goals and ideals of Workers’ Memorial Day, S2221 [28AP]
S. Res. 737, Toxic Exposure Awareness Day, S3866 [2AU]
S. Res. 785, national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program, S4864 [20SE]