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H.R. 1381: Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

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H.R. 1381: Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 104 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1381 (2019-03-05), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

Plain summary

Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act This bill authorizes specified individuals to update the burn pit registry with the cause of death of a registered individual. The Department of Veterans Affairs established the burn pit registry to allow certain veterans and servicemembers to document their exposures and report health concerns. The registry is for individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while deployed in Afghanistan or Iraq. Specifically, the bill authorizes a designee of a registered individual or an immediate family member to update the registry with the cause of death of the individual.

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Official text

Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] · 8 cosponsors

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Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong116-hr1381 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116