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AL SJR84
Joint Resolution
Status
3/17/2022
Primary Sponsor
Gerald Allen
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AI Summary
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Urges Alabama's congressional delegation to support federal legislation HR 2825 (introduced April 22, 2021) directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a health registry of veterans stationed at Fort McClellan between 1935 and 1999.
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Urges support for federal legislation HR 3967 (introduced June 17, 2021) creating presumptions of service connection for certain disabilities and diseases among veterans stationed at Fort McClellan.
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Documents toxic contamination at Fort McClellan including 67 disposal sites containing volatile organic compounds, trichloroethylene, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, explosives, heavy metals, unexploded ordnance, radioactive sources, and chemical warfare agents used in training and testing operations.
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Notes that veterans were exposed to radioactive compounds (cesium-137 and cobalt-60), chemical warfare agents (mustard gas and nerve agents), and friable asbestos in barracks, but the Veterans Health Administration does not recognize adverse health conditions associated with service at Fort McClellan.
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Directs that a copy of this resolution be provided to each member of the Alabama Congressional Delegation.
Legislative Description
Veterans, urging adoption of the establishment of a health registry for veterans subjected to toxic exposure at Fort McClellan
Resolutions, Legislative
Last Action
Introduced and referred to the Senate committee on Rules
3/17/2022