(Washington, D.C.) -- The House approved a Senate version of a bill Tuesday that would provide medical care for Marines and their relatives who could have been sickened by drinking contaminated water on Camp Lejeune. Rep. Brad Miller spoke on the House floor about the investigation, of which the goal was getting families the answers they deserve.

"They struggled for more than a decade to learn exactly which chamicals were in the water. Water that, perhaps, a million Marines and their families were exposed to over a 30 year period, to learn the health effect of exposure to the contaminated drinking water, and to seek justicve for those harmed."

Toxins identified in the water have been linked to cancers and organ damage. The Janey Ensminger Act would cover those who lived or worked at Lejeune between 1957 to 1987. The bill is named in honor of young Janey Ensminger who died of leukemia nine years after living on the base. Her father, Marine drill sergeant Jerry Ensminger (ret.) has led the charge for hundreds of thousands of veterans and their families who got sick over three decades.

On the House floor, Miller paid tribute to the young girl for which the bill was named.

"By honoring Janie Ensminger, we honor those Americans who've shown remarkable determination to make their government to do the right thing."

The measure now heads to President Barack Obama for approval.