HR 4259
109th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Autopsy
Biological warfare
Chemical warfare
Chemicals
Classified defense information
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Drugs
Environmental Protection
Epidemiology
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Health
Health surveys
Herbicides
Medical research
Medical tests
Military medicine
Veterans' Right to Know Act
Introduced: November 8, 2005
Introduced by:
Thompson, Mike
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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