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K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4384| Senate 
| Updated: 9/15/2020
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (10)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to complete a study to identify and assess any causation or correlation between exposure to toxicants at the Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between October 7, 2001, and November 21, 2005, and incidents of cancer or other diseases in members of the Armed Forces. The bill also expands the definition of an open burn pit, for purposes of the VA's open burn pit registry, to include burn pits located on land in Uzbekistan. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.

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Timeline
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 5, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
Sep 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
  • July 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • August 5, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • September 15, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.


  • September 15, 2020
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.

Armed Forces and National Security

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K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4384| Senate 
| Updated: 9/15/2020
K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to complete a study to identify and assess any causation or correlation between exposure to toxicants at the Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between October 7, 2001, and November 21, 2005, and incidents of cancer or other diseases in members of the Armed Forces. The bill also expands the definition of an open burn pit, for purposes of the VA's open burn pit registry, to include burn pits located on land in Uzbekistan. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.

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Timeline
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 5, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
Sep 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
  • July 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • August 5, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • September 15, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.


  • September 15, 2020
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (10)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaCancerCongressional oversightEnvironmental healthFiresGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth information and medical recordsMedical researchMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsSolid waste and recyclingUzbekistanVeterans' medical care