The Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015, H.R. 1769

Vietnam Veterans of America

May 15, 2015

Today the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health passed out of committee H.R. 1769, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015. The bill is scheduled to go before the full House Veterans Affairs Committee for passage on Thursday, May 21, 2015, before going to the floor for vote.

We are reaching our goal in getting H.R. 1769, The Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 passed in the 114th Congress and we need more co-sponsors.

VVA urges you to take action NOW!

Go to our Legislative Action site http://capwiz.com/vva/home/ and enter your Zip Code and send the prepared letter to your Representatives asking them to join their colleagues and co-sponsor H.R. 1769, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015, introduced by Congressman Dan Benishek (MI-1) and cosponsored by Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17).

Please follow up your letter with a call or a visit to their offices.

Co-sponsors of H.R. 1769 are:

Representative Paul Cook (CA-8)
Representative Elizabeth H. Esty (CT-5)
Representative Gus Bilirakis (FL-12)
Representative David Jolly (FL-13)
Representative Dennis Ross (FL-15)
Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22)
Representative Sanford Bishop (GA-2)
Representative Mike Quigley (IL-5)
Representative Tammy Duckworth (IL-8)
Representative Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
Representative Kevin Yoder (KS-3)
Representative Chellie Pingree (ME-1)
Representative James P. McGovern (MA-2)
Representative John Conyers (MI-13)
Representative Ann Kuster (NH-2)
Representative Lee M. Zeldin (NY-1)
Representative Steve Israel (NY-3)
Representative Charles Rangel (NY-13)
Representative Joseph Crowley (NY-14)
Representative Robert E. Latta (OH-5)
Representative Bill Johnson (OH-6)
Representative Ryan Costello (PA-6)
Representative Keith Rothfus (PA-12
Representative David Cicilline (RI-1)
Representative Beto O’Rourke (TX-16)
Representative Gerald Connolly (VA-11)