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S. 1798: Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011

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S. 1798: Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-11-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-11-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011

Plain summary

Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish and maintain an open pit burn registry for members of the Armed Forces deployed in a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits used for disposing solid waste, (2) include in such registry information necessary to ascertain and monitor the health effects of such exposure, (3) develop a public information campaign to inform eligible individuals about the registry, and (4) periodically notify such individuals of significant developments in the study and treatment of conditions associated with such exposure. Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent scientific organization to develop a report assessing the effectiveness of actions taken to collect and maintain information on the health effects of such exposure, and (2) submit the completed report to Congress.

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Official text

Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s1798 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112