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K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020

Introduced: July 30, 2020 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
Aug 5, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to complete a study to identify and assess any causation or correlation between exposure to toxicants at the Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between October 7, 2001, and November 21, 2005, and incidents of cancer or other diseases in members of the Armed Forces.

The bill also expands the definition of an open burn pit, for purposes of the VA's open burn pit registry, to include burn pits located on land in Uzbekistan. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.

What's happening now September 15, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Nov 16, 2020
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Nov 16, 2020
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Nov 16, 2020
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Oct 1, 2020
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 30, 2020
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 24, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2020
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