OATH Act
- Last Action
- 5/29/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2019-05-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- 2019-05-09Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-05-09Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-05-09Introduced in House
- 2019-05-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-09 (00)
Service Member's Occupational and Environmental Transparency Health Act or the OATH Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to (1) record service members' exposure to occupational and environmental health hazards while deployed overseas, and (2) make such information available for post-deployment medical examinations and health reassessments.
DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs must update electronic health records with information from the Burn Pit Registry (i.e., a registry designed to track certain airborne hazards).
The Government Accountability Office must submit a report evaluating implementation of the above requirements.
Cosponsors (20)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- TJ Cox (D-CA)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Anthony Brown (D-MD)
- Filemon Vela (D-TX)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Bradley Byrne (R-AL)
- Kendra Horn (D-OK)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
Subjects
- Afghanistan
- Air quality
- Asia
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental health
- Fires
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Iraq
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Middle East
- Military medicine
- Military operations and strategy
- Solid waste and recycling
- Veterans' medical care
- Worker safety and health
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