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Veterans' Right to Know Act

Introduced: May 16, 2006 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 30, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Nov 8, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 8, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Right to Know Act - Establishes the Veterans' Right to Know Commission to: (1) investigate chemical or biological warfare tests or projects, especially those carried out between 1954 and 1973, placing particular emphasis on actions or conditions that could have contributed to health risks to any civilian or military personnel who participated in such a test or project or were otherwise potentially exposed to a biological or chemical agent as a result; and (2) report to Congress on its findings and recommendations.

What's happening now November 30, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 3 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 6, 2006
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· May 19, 2006
Marshall, Jim
· May 16, 2006
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Apr 4, 2006
GORDON, BART
· Mar 29, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 28, 2006
HARMAN, JANE
· Jan 31, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Dec 16, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 18, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Nov 10, 2005
BOYD, ALLEN
· Nov 10, 2005
MOORE, DENNIS
· Nov 10, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 8, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4259: Veterans' Right to Know Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4259/
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"H.R. 4259: Veterans' Right to Know Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4259/.
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H.R. 4259, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4259/.
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