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Burn Pit PROMISE Act

Introduced: October 15, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Oct 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Oct 15, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Oct 15, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Burn Pit Program to Review Operations and Management of ILER System Efficacy Act or the Burn Pit PROMISE Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the implementation and effectiveness of the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record program of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

What's happening now October 25, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4350 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 1, 2021
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Oct 15, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5599: Burn Pit PROMISE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5599/
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"H.R. 5599: Burn Pit PROMISE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5599/.
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H.R. 5599, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5599/.
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