Co-sponsors added to H.R. 1769 the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015

Congressman Dan Benishek (MI-1) has introduced H.R.1769, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015, cosponsored by Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17th). This legislation, when passed into law, would establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a national center for the diagnosis and treatment of the health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces.

The following members of Congress are cosponsors in support of H.R. 1769:

Rep. Paul Grijalva (AZ-3) -- 6/1/2015
Rep. Paul Cook (CA-8)-- 4/30/2015
Rep.  Barbara Lee (CA-13) -- 6/2/2015
Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-28) -- 6/1/2015
Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-33) -- 6/1/2015
Rep. Jared Polis (CO-2) -- 6/2/2015
Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty (CT-5) - 4/14/2015
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) -- 4/21/2015
Rep. David Jolly (FL-13) -- 4/29/2015
Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) -- 4/29/2015
Rep. Theodore Deutch (FL-21) -- 6/2/2015
Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) -- 5/12/2015
Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-2) -- 4/30/2015
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (GU-AL) -- 5/20/2015
Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-5) -- 4/21/2015
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (IL-8) -- 4/22/2015
Rep. Cheri Bustos (IL-17) -- 4/28/2015
Rep. Kevin Yoder (KS-3) -- 4/21/2015
Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-1) -- 4/21/2015
Rep. James P. McGovern (MA-2) -- 4/22/2015
Rep. John Conyers (MI-13) -- 4/21/2015
Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-5) -- 5/20/2015
Rep. Ann Kuster (NH-2) -- 4/28/2015
Rep. Lee M. Zeldin (NY-1) -- 4/21/2015
Rep. Peter King (NY-2) -- 5/19/2015
Rep. Steve Israel (NY-3) -- 4/28/2015
Rep. Charles Rangel (NY-13) -- 5/13/2015
Rep. Joseph Crowley (NY-14) -- 5/12/2015
Rep. John Katko (NY-24) -- 5/19/2015
Rep. Chris Collings (NY-27) -- 6/2/2015
Rep. Robert E. Latta (OH-5) -- 4/22/2015
Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-6) -- 4/28/2015
Rep. Ryan Costello (PA-6) -- 4/29/2015
Rep. Keith Rothfus (PA-12) -- 5/12/2015
Rep. David Cicilline (RI-1) -- 5/12/2015
Rep. Beto O'Rourke (TX-16) -- 5/13/2015
Rep. Gerald Connolly (VA-11) -- 4/29/2015

If your member is not on the list, VVA urges you to take action now! Go to our Legislative Action site at http://capwiz.com/vva/home/ , enter your Zip Code, and send the prepared letter to your Representative, asking them to join their colleagues and cosponsor H.R. 1769, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015.

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

Thank you for your support.