OATH Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 9, 2019)
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.
What just happenedMay 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 9, 2019
- May 29, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee - May 10, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Military Personnel Subcommittee - May 9, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - May 9, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Armed Services Committee - May 9, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 9, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House