Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
This bill requires the VA to update the burn pit registry within 180 days to allow designated individuals or immediate family members (spouses, parents, siblings, or others living with the veteran at death) to add a deceased veteran's cause of death. It directly affects veterans registered in the burn pit registry and their families seeking to document health impacts linked to military burn pit exposure. The key mechanism establishes a formal process for these updates, replacing the current inability to add posthumous cause-of-death information. The registry, established under the 2012 Dignified Burial Act, tracks health issues potentially tied to burn pit exposure during service.
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Jun 2023
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Introduced Jun 21, 2023
Last action Jun 21, 2023
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Jun 21, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 21, 2023
Senate · Introduced
Introduced in Senate
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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