{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-case-legislation-to-study-health-impacts-of-red-hill-water-contamination-included-in-national-defense-bill", "Schatz-Case Legislation To Study Health Impacts Of Red Hill Water Contamination Included In National Defense Bill", "2023-12-07", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "HI", "Brian Schatz", "S001194", "www.schatz.senate.gov", "schatz", "https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai\u2018i) and U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-Hawai\u2018i) today secured the inclusion of several provisions to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including bipartisan legislation to collect data, study, and help better understand the health impacts of those exposed to water contamination from the Red Hill fuel leak. The Schatz-Case provision is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai\u2018i) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) in the Senate and U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai\u2018i) in the House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cPeople who were exposed to toxic fuel from this leak should know what kind of impact that might have on their long-term health and what kind of additional federal help they can get,\u201d said Senator Schatz, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. \u201cThis study will give doctors, public health experts, and those affected by the leak a better understanding of what that kind of exposure can do to someone\u2019s health.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe potential health impacts of this crisis remain one of my highest priorities,\u201d said Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. \u201cTo address these concerns, this year\u2019s NDAA also directs the government to track the health implications of fuel leaks from Red Hill for members of the armed forces and their dependents. These actions must be done in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawai\u2018i Department of Health to ensure a holistic and unified approach that documents and ultimately address illnesses affecting service members, dependents and civilians.\u201d\n\nThe bipartisan Red Hill Health Impact Act would require the Department of Defense to work with health experts to conduct a study to assess the health impacts of water contamination among those exposed to the Red Hill fuel leak and annually report on their findings in consultation with the impacted community. The bill also requires DoD to work with the State of Hawai\u2018i, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other federal agencies to help identify any additional resources those impacted may have access to.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-case-legislation-to-study-health-impacts-of-red-hill-water-contamination-included-in-national-defense-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9575379081070423, "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"}