US Congress House Bill 2303 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-08-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Readiness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Save Our Soldiers' Lungs Act - Includes within the definition of "covered waste" for purposes of the Department of Defense (DOD) prohibition against disposal of certain waste in open-air burn pits: tires; treated wood; batteries; plastics, except insignificant amounts of plastic remaining after a good-faith effort to remove or recover plastic materials from the solid waste stream; munitions and explosives; compressed gas cylinders, unless empty with valves removed; fuel containers, unless completely evacuated of contents; aerosol cans; polychlorinated biphenyls; petroleum, oils, and lubricants products (other than waste fuel for initial combustion); asbestos; mercury; foam tent material; and any item containing any of such materials.

Save Our Soldiers' Lungs Act

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-08-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2013-06-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HB1960 (Related) 2013-07-08 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2303/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2303/BILLS-113hr2303ih.pdf