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S. 191: Burn Pits Accountability Act

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S. 191: Burn Pits Accountability Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-17 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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 Pits Accountability Act

Plain summary

Burn Pits Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the military departments to evaluate whether each member of the Armed Forces has been (1) based or stationed where an open air burn pit was used to dispose of waste, or (2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals. Members located where an open burn pit was used or exposed to toxic airborne chemicals must be enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, unless the member elects not to enroll. The evaluations must be included in periodic health assessments, physical exams conducted immediately prior to separation from active duty, and deployment assessments. DOD must share the results of the evaluations with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Official text

Burn Pits Accountability Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · 46 cosponsors

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Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tina Smith (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] 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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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-s191 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116