H.R. 8524 119th Congress House

Kenya Merritt Renewing our PACT Act of 2026

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to improve access to workers' compensation for civilian Federal employees exposed to toxic burn pits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 27, 2026 Introduced by: Nellie Pou Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

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Apr 27, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Apr 27, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now April 27, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
for FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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Labor, Dept of (DOL)
1 filing
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
1 filing
SENATE
1 filing
White House Office
1 filing

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Cosponsors 3

LaLota, Nick

New York · Jul 20, 2026

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Apr 27, 2026

Maloy, Celeste

Utah · Apr 27, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8524: Kenya Merritt Renewing our PACT Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8524/

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"H.R. 8524: Kenya Merritt Renewing our PACT Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8524/.

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H.R. 8524, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8524/.

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