H.R. 3967 - 117th Congress (2021-2022) - Honoring our PACT Act of 2022

This bill addresses health care, presumption of service-connection, research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service.

The bill provides eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical care to veterans who (1) participated in a toxic exposure risk activity (a qualifying activity that requires a corresponding entry in the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record), or (2) served in specified locations on specified dates.

The bill establishes within the VA the Formal Advisory Committee on Toxic Exposure, the Science Review Board, and the Working Group to assist with the various procedures in establishing or removing presumptions of service-connection.

The bill modifies or establishes the presumption of service-connection for certain conditions or purposes for various groups of veterans.

Among other requirements, the VA must

provide a veteran with a medical examination regarding the nexus between a disability and toxic exposure risk activity if a veteran submits a disability compensation claim for a service-connected disability with insufficient evidence,
incorporate a clinical questionnaire to help determine potential toxic exposures as part of the initial screening conducted for veterans with a VA primary care provider,
establish a registry for current or past members of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam at a Department of Defense location, and
establish and maintain the Fort McClellan Health Registry.

Text (5)

Engrossed Amendment Senate

June 16, 2022

Placed on Calendar Senate

May 25, 2022

Engrossed in House

March 3, 2022

Reported in House

February 22, 2022

Introduced in House

June 17, 2021

Amendments (55)

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Jun 09, 2022

Submitted in Senate

Sponsorship

Senate Amendment 5076

To add an effective date.

Submitted

Jun 08, 2022

Submitted in Senate

Sponsorship

Senate Amendment 5065 to Senate Amendment 5051

To add an effective date.

Submitted

Jun 15, 2022

Agreed to in Senate

Sponsorship

Senate Amendment 5051

In the nature of a substitute.

Agreed To

Amendments

Mar 03, 2022

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 182

Amendment adds the text of the SFC Heath Robinson Burn Pit Transparency Act, which requires the Department of the VA to document, track, and then notify Congress of specified data points to related to exposure cases as reported by veterans to the VA.

Agreed To

Mar 03, 2022

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 181

Amendment allows veterans in the burn pits registry to designate a registered individual or an immediate family member to update the registry with the cause of death of the individual.

Agreed To

Mar 02, 2022

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 179

Amendment ensures toxic exposed veterans have access to mammography screenings.

Agreed To

Mar 02, 2022

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 178

Amendment sought to replace the text of the bill with the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act, which expands healthcare eligibility for certain combat veterans exposed to toxic substances to last for ten years after separation instead of five years, to require toxic exposure-related education and training for VA personnel, and to require screenings and studies to better identify potential associations between veteran medical conditions and toxic exposure.

Active

Mar 02, 2022

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 177

Amendments en bloc comprised of amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28.

Agreed To

Actions (58)

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06/16/2022

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

06/16/2022

Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 14. Record Vote Number: 230.

06/16/2022

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 14. Record Vote Number: 230.

06/16/2022

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2983-2984, S2988-2991, S2999-3001, S3010-3011)

06/15/2022

Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 76 - 23. Record Vote Number: 227. (CR S2951)

06/15/2022

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2947-2951, S2954, S2957-2958, S2976-2978)

06/14/2022

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2919-2920, S2926-2927, S2932-2933)

06/13/2022

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2899-2900, S2901-2908)

06/09/2022

Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2887)

06/09/2022

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2875-2883, S2884-2887)

06/08/2022

Measure laid before Senate by motion.

06/08/2022

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

06/08/2022

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2843)

06/07/2022

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2801)

06/07/2022

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 12. Record Vote Number: 215. (CR S2801)

05/26/2022

Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2729)

05/26/2022

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2729)

05/25/2022

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 388.

05/24/2022

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

03/03/2022

Received in the Senate.

03/03/2022

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

03/03/2022

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 256 - 174 (Roll no. 57).

03/03/2022

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 256 - 174 (Roll no. 57).

03/03/2022

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

03/03/2022

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ryan amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Takano demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/03/2022

The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A007) pursuant to the rule.

03/03/2022

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 950, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ryan amendment No. 23.

03/03/2022

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ruiz amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Takano demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/03/2022

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 950, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ruiz amendment No. 22.

03/03/2022

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 950, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ross amendment No. 20.

03/03/2022

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1279-1284)

03/03/2022

Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H.R. 3967.

03/02/2022

Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 3967 were postponed.

03/02/2022

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on agreeing to amendments, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

03/02/2022

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1255-1257)

03/02/2022

Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H.R. 3967.

03/02/2022

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Brownley amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Weber demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/02/2022

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 950, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brownley amendment No. 6.

03/02/2022

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Miller-Meeks amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Miller-Meeks demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/02/2022

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 950, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller-Meeks amendment No. 5.

03/02/2022

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Takano amendments en bloc, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendments and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Biggs demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/02/2022

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 950, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Mr. Takano amendment en bloc.

03/02/2022

DEBATE - The House continued with further debate on H.R. 3967.

03/02/2022

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3967.

03/02/2022

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3967 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-33, modified by the amendment printed in Part A of the report is considered as adopted.

03/02/2022

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 950. (consideration: CR H1219-1246)

03/01/2022

Rule H. Res. 950 passed House.

03/01/2022

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H. Rept. 117-249, Part II.

02/28/2022

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 950 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3967 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-33, modified by the amendment printed in Part A of the report is considered as adopted.

02/22/2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 179.

02/22/2022

Committee on Armed Services discharged.

02/22/2022

Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 117-249, Part I.

06/24/2021

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 11.

06/24/2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

06/24/2021

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee .

06/22/2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

06/17/2021

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

06/17/2021

Introduced in House

Public Record

Record Updated

May 11, 2023 3:43:11 PM