United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7597 (116th)
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the research and studies being conducted or funded by the Department of Defense to assess the health effects of burn pits.
Introduced
13 July 2020
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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6 June 2025
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on all research being conducted or funded by DOD to assess the health effects of burn pits. The report must identify challenges to completing such research and must include recommendations to address those challenges.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 July 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 July 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 July 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7597
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7597