US Congress House Bill 2622 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 2 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fort McClellan Health Registry Act Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a special record to be known as the Fort McClellan Health Registry containing the name of each individual who, while serving in the Armed Forces, was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, during the period beginning on January 1, 1935, and ending on May 20, 1999, and who: (1) applies for care or services from the VA; (2) files a claim for compensation on the basis of any disability which may be associated with such service; (3) dies and is survived by a spouse, child, or parent who files a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation on the basis of such service; (4) requests a health examination from the VA; or (5) receives such health examination and requests inclusion in the Registry. Requires the Secretary, upon request, to provide such health examination, as well as consultation and counseling with respect to examination results. Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify individuals in the Registry of significant developments in research on the health consequences of potential exposure to a toxic substance or environmental hazard related to service at Fort McClellan; and (2) carry out appropriate outreach activities with respect to such health examinations, consultation, and counseling.

Fort McClellan Health Registry Act

Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]
Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-06-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-06-02	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2622/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2622/BILLS-114hr2622ih.pdf