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S. 3541: Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act

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S. 3541: Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Held at the desk.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Held at the desk. 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

Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act

Plain summary

Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act This bill updates policies and procedures related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and benefits for veterans who have been exposed to toxic substances. Specifically, the bill extends the eligibility period for VA hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for combat veterans who served after September 11, 2001, and were exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or other conditions, including those who did not enroll to receive VA care during the eligibility period. The VA must incorporate into its existing health care screening a screening to help determine potential exposures to toxic substances during military service. Among other requirements, the VA must also provide annual training to health care and benefits personnel with respect to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances; analyze total and respiratory disease mortality in veterans who served in specified locations on specified dates; conduct an epidemiological study on the health trends of veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; conduct a study to determine trends in the rates of the incidence of cancer in veterans; publish a list of VA resources for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, families and caregivers of such veterans, and survivors of such veterans who are receiving death benefits; and report on the data quality of the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record and its usefulness in supporting veterans in receiving VA health care and benefits.

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Official text

Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · 35 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3541, Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act (2022-03-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerry Moran (R-KS), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Hoeven (R-ND), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Jon Ossoff (D-GA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s3541 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117