3.0.0 1758 2023-01-15T23:18:04Z 2023-01-15T23:18:04Z House H HR 2003-04-10 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2003-05-05T17:42:33Z Referred to 2003-04-10T14:07:25Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2003-05-02T20:27:09Z Referred to 2003-04-10T14:07:30Z 2003-05-05 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Committee 2003-05-02 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2003-04-10 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-04-10 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-10 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001004 Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] TED STRICKLAND D OH 6 N W000413 Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] EDWARD WHITFIELD R KY 1 2003-04-10 True H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 2003-04-10 True K000008 Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] PAUL KANJORSKI D PA E. 11 2003-04-10 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2003-04-10 True G000152 Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] JIM GIBBONS R NV 2 2003-04-10 True B000944 Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] Sherrod Brown D OH 13 2003-04-10 True T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 2003-04-10 True D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2003-04-10 True U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 2003-04-10 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2003-04-10 True B001240 Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7] Bob Beauprez R CO 7 2003-04-10 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2003-04-10 True M001120 Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] JOHN MURTHA D PA P. 12 2003-04-10 True I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2003-04-10 True D000599 Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] Lincoln Davis D TN 4 2003-04-10 True F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2003-04-10 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2003-04-10 True U000039 Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] TOM UDALL D NM 3 2003-04-10 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2003-05-06 False L000558 Rep. Lucas, Ken [D-KY-4] KEN LUCAS D KY 4 2003-05-06 False M000477 Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3] SCOTT MCINNIS R CO 3 2003-05-07 False P000589 Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] Jon Porter R NV C. 3 2003-05-14 False M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2003-07-09 False L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2003-07-09 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2003-07-09 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2003-07-09 False D000114 Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11] JIM DAVIS D FL 11 2003-07-09 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Timothy J. [D-OH-17] TIMOTHY RYAN D OH J. 17 2003-07-09 False A000359 Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] ANIBAL ACEVEDO-VILA D PR 0 2003-07-21 False L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2003-07-21 False P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2003-09-09 False S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2003-11-17 False Q000016 Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27] JACK QUINN R NY 27 2003-11-17 False H001033 Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] MELISSA HART R PA A. 4 2004-02-10 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2004-02-24 False L000169 Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2] JIM LEACH R IA 2 2004-06-22 False H001035 Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] Katherine Harris R FL 13 2004-09-08 False F000262 Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] HAROLD FORD D TN E. 9 2004-09-08 False Labor and Employment Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Armed Forces and National Security Beryllium Cancer Chronically ill Claims Collection of accounts Commerce Compensation (Law) Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Debtor and creditor Defense industries Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Labor Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Energy Environmental Protection Epidemiology Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Families Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Forfeiture Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government liability Government paperwork Government publicity Government trust funds Governmental investigations Health Health insurance Insurance Intergovernmental fiscal relations Judicial review Kidney diseases Labor unions Law Legal fees Limitation of actions Lung cancer Medical records Medical screening Medical tests Nuclear energy research Nuclear facilities Nuclear weapons Occupational health and safety Ombudsman Physicians Prisoners Public Lands and Natural Resources Radiation victims Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Social security numbers Subcontractors Survivors' benefits Uranium Workers' compensation Labor and Employment 00 2003-04-10 Introduced in House 2003-09-02T19:53:27Z Reform of Energy Workers Compensation Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to provide for worker compensation benefit payments to contractor employees of the Department of Energy (DOE) who were exposed to toxic substances at DOE facilities. (This new subtitle D replaces the current provisions for DOE assistance to such employees in State workers compensation proceedings.) Requires DOE to review claims and determine causation within specified time limits (with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) continuing to appoint members of physician review panels for diagnosing such occupational illnesses).

Requires the Secretary of Energy to appoint a Worker Advocacy Advisory Committee to advise on claims procedures and related matters.

Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting as a third-party administrator for DOE, to pay such benefits from the EEOICPA fund for claimants approved by DOE. Requires the Secretaries of Energy and of Labor to ensure that such claims are resolved in a nonadversarial manner.

Revises EEOIPA subtitle B program administration provisions to add as covered illnesses: (1) chronic renal disease, for uranium workers; and (2) lung cancer, among beryllium-related diseases. Revises provisions relating to: (1) a special exposure cohort expansion procedure; (2) the radioepidemiologic model for determining compensation; and (3) additional specified cancers. Provides for coverage of individuals employed by atomic weapons employers or beryllium employees during a period of residual contamination.

Requires the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to report to Congress on its access to information relating to performing radiation dose reconstructions.

Provides administrative assistance for claimants under either subtitle B or D, including administrative relief and proof where medical records are not available, resource centers, and outreach programs. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Labor the Office of the Ombudsman for Occupational Illness Compensation, which is to coordinate activities of the Secretaries of Labor, Energy, and HHS under EEOICPA.]]>

Reform of Energy Workers Compensation Act Display Title Reform of Energy Workers Compensation Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to improve the program of benefits for contractor employees of the Department of Energy who were exposed to toxic substances at Department of Energy facilities, to provide coverage under subtitle B of that Act for certain additional individuals and illnesses, to establish an ombudsman, to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Reform of Energy Workers Compensation Act Introduced in House 2003-04-10T04:00:00Z 2003-05-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.