H.R. 1381Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

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Sponsor: Raul Ruiz [D-CA-36]
Cosponsors: 8 · 5 Democrats · 3 Republicans
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committee: Veterans' Affairs Committee
Latest action: Mar 7, 2019 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32.

IntroducedFeb 26, 2019
Passed the HouseMar 5, 2019
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

This bill authorizes specified individuals to update the burn pit registry with the cause of death of a registered individual. The Department of Veterans Affairs established the burn pit registry to allow certain veterans and servicemembers to document their exposures and report health concerns. The registry is for individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while deployed in Afghanistan or Iraq.

Specifically, the bill authorizes a designee of a registered individual or an immediate family member to update the registry with the cause of death of the individual.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1381 as passed House on Mar 5, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 104

House Mar 5, 2019

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

416 Yea 0 Nay 15 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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How the chamber split

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All members431 members

Democratic234 members

Republican197 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors8 · 5 Democrats · 3 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1381 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RBrad Wenstrup [R-OH-02]Original

DTulsi Gabbard [D-HI-02]Joined Mar 5, 2019

RVan Taylor [R-TX-03]Joined Mar 5, 2019

DGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. [D-CA-39]Joined Mar 5, 20192026 profile

DMarcy Kaptur [D-OH-09]Joined Mar 5, 20192026 profile

DAntonio Delgado [D-NY-19]Joined Mar 5, 2019

DJefferson Van Drew [D-NJ-02]Joined Mar 5, 20192026 profile

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H.R. 1381Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 104

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors8 · 5 Democrats · 3 Republicans

H.R. 1381Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 104

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors8 · 5 Democrats · 3 Republicans

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