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HR 2419 111th Congress House

Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a medical surveillance system to identify members of the Armed Forces exposed to chemical hazards resulting fr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a medical surveillance system to identify members of the Armed Forces exposed to chemical hazards resulting from the disposal of waste in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit the disposal of waste by the Armed Forces in a manner that would produce dangerous levels of toxins, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Hazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth information and medical recordsMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methods
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
May 14, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 14, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 8, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and administer a system to identify members of the Armed Forces who were potentially exposed to a hazardous disposal site, as well as any negative health effects that may be related to such exposure.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) administer the system using existing medical surveillance systems; (2) notify a member and his or her commanding officer of a potential exposure; (3) for each member notified, collect information for purposes of the system; (4) for each member notified, annually provide a complete physical examination and related consultation and counseling; and (5) determine, and report to Congress on, whether existing surveillance systems are sufficient to identify all potential negative health effects resulting from such exposure.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4477 Related bill Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 31, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 24, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 24, 2009
Hall, John
· Jun 15, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2419: Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2419/
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"H.R. 2419: Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2419/.
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H.R. 2419, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2419/.
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