{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://turner.house.gov/2021/9/reps-turner-crow-wenstrup-act-to-mitigate-havana-syndrome-support-affected-service-members", "Reps. Turner, Crow & Wenstrup Act to Mitigate Havana Syndrome & Support Affected Service Members", "2021-09-01", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Michael R. Turner", "T000463", "turner.house.gov", "turner", "https://turner.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Representatives Mike Turner (R-OH-10), Jason Crow (D-CO-06), and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-02) together introduced legislation to support American public servants who have incurred brain injuries from likely directed energy attacks, or \u201cHavana Syndrome.\u201d\n\nThe Havana Syndrome Service Member Support Act will:\n\nEnsure those affected by Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI) receive timely and comprehensive care;\n\nIntegrate a cross-agency effort to address and mitigate these attacks;\n\nAllow the Secretary of Defense to appoint an Under Secretary to lead a cross-functional team to address AHIs.\n\n\u201cSince 2016, our fellow Americans serving overseas have experienced unexplained illnesses and deadly symptoms commonly known as \u2018Havana Syndrome.\u2019 This ongoing situation threatens our national security, and we must immediately work to protect our U.S. diplomats and citizens working abroad,\u201d said Congressman Mike Turner. \u201cThis amendment would provide medical resources to the victims and most notably, investigate the causes and perpetrators of these attacks,\u201d concluded Turner.\n\n\u201cIn recent years, American diplomats and service members have been debilitated by these anomalous health incidents. We must ensure they have the support needed to recover and use a whole-of-government approach to address and mitigate these incidents. I\u2019m proud to partner with Reps. Turner and Wenstrup on this important bipartisan legislation to support and protect U.S. public servants and their families,\u201d said Congressman Jason Crow.\n\n\u201cAmericans conduct a great deal of diplomatic work around the world, sometimes at great personal risk. Unfortunately, some of our agencies\u2019 staff, including personnel with the Department of Defense, have come down with unexplained symptoms that have come to be known as \u2018anomalous health incidents\u2019 or \u2018Havana Syndrome,\u2019\u201d said Rep. Wenstrup. \u201cWe need to ensure our personnel receives timely and comprehensive health care for these incidents as well as better integrate DOD efforts with other agencies in order to address this serious threat. To that end, I\u2019m proud to co-lead this bipartisan bill to help better equip us to protect Americans on diplomatic missions.\u201d\n\n\u201cHavana Syndrome\u201d is the term given to an illness that first surfaced among more than 40 U.S. Embassy staff in Havana, Cuba, beginning in 2016. Since then, at least a dozen U.S. diplomats at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou suffered symptoms consistent with the effects of directed, pulsed, radiofrequency energy, and, according to the press, there have been more than 130 total cases among American personnel -- including on U.S. soil. Symptoms have included severe headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, visual and hearing problems, vertigo, and cognitive difficulties, and many affected personnel continues to suffer from health problems years after the attacks.\n\nThe Havana Syndrome Service Member Support Act is currently under consideration by the House Armed Services Committee as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. Passage out of committee is expected later tonight.\n\nReps. Turner and Crow both serve on the House Armed Services Committee. Reps. Crow, Turner, and Wenstrup serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://turner.house.gov/2021/9/reps-turner-crow-wenstrup-act-to-mitigate-havana-syndrome-support-affected-service-members"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2903457283973694, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}