HR 160 — A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to expand the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 to include the health impacts of exposure to toxic substances at the United States military base Camp Carroll, South Korea.

PRINTER'S NO.    1216

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 160
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY HAMM, GUENST, PIELLI, K.HARRIS, M. MACKENZIE,
        ARMANINI, WATRO, GILLEN, STENDER, O'NEAL, C. WILLIAMS,
        STAMBAUGH, WALSH, PASHINSKI, COOK AND ZIMMERMAN,
        APRIL 1, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND
        OPERATIONS, APRIL 1, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Urging the Congress of the United States to expand the Sergeant
 2      First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address
 3      Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 to include the health
 4      impacts of exposure to toxic substances at the United States
 5      military base Camp Carroll, South Korea.
 6      WHEREAS, Camp Carroll served as a critical artillery base
 7   during the Vietnam War, located 8 km southwest of Cam Lo, at the
 8   center of the strategic Highway 9 corridor south of the
 9   demilitarized zone; and
10      WHEREAS, Numerous veterans have reported severe health
11   conditions, including diabetes, liver disease, cancer,
12   neuropathy and other illnesses attributed to their service at
13   Camp Carroll; and
14      WHEREAS, The United States Camp Carroll Task Force 2011
15   report revealed that chemicals were buried at Camp Carroll in
16   the late 1970s and were subsequently removed; and
17      WHEREAS, Vietnam-era veterans may be eligible for service-
18   connected Veterans Affairs health care benefits for conditions
 1   linked to toxic substance exposure under the PACT Act; and
 2      WHEREAS, Despite the significant health risks posed to
 3   veterans stationed at Camp Carroll, the base remains excluded
 4   from the provisions of the PACT Act, leaving many affected
 5   veterans without the recognition or benefits afforded to others
 6   exposed to toxic substances; and
 7      WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania honors the
 8   sacrifices of veterans who served at Camp Carroll and
 9   acknowledges the profound health impacts caused by exposure to
10   toxic chemicals; therefore be it
11      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
12   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
13   States to take immediate action to amend the PACT Act to include
14   veterans affected by toxic exposures at Camp Carroll; and be it
15   further
16      RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
17   the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
18   member of Congress from Pennsylvania.




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