H.R. 3327: Jack Alderson Toxic Exposure Declassification Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-20 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Jack Alderson Toxic Exposure Declassification Act

Plain summary

Jack Alderson Toxic Exposure Declassification Act This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to declassify documents related to any known incident in which not fewer than 100 members of the Armed Forces were exposed to a toxic substance that resulted in at least one case of a disability that a member of the medical profession has determined is associated with that substance. DOD may decline to declassify such documents if it determines that declassification would materially and immediately threaten U.S. security.

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Official text

Jack Alderson Toxic Exposure Declassification Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · 9 cosponsors

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Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] reported raising $5.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3327.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3327 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115