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S 1798 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Asia Fires Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Iraq Medical research Middle East Military operations and strategy Veterans' medical care

Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011

Introduced: November 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jun 13, 2012
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567.
Nov 3, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 3, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish and maintain an open pit burn registry for members of the Armed Forces deployed in a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits used for disposing solid waste, (2) include in such registry information necessary to ascertain and monitor the health effects of such exposure, (3) develop a public information campaign to inform eligible individuals about the registry, and (4) periodically notify such individuals of significant developments in the study and treatment of conditions associated with such exposure.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent scientific organization to develop a report assessing the effectiveness of actions taken to collect and maintain information on the health effects of such exposure, and (2) submit the completed report to Congress.

What's happening now June 13, 2012

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1798: Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1798/
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"S. 1798: Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1798/.
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S. 1798, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1798/.
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