3.0.0 3345 2023-01-11T13:30:20Z 2023-01-11T13:30:20Z House HR 2015-07-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 3345.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Spending Clause): ``TheCongress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes,duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide forthe common defense . . .'' The United States has incurredlegal liability for which it has waived its sovereignimmunity for illnesses and deaths associated with its NuclearWeapons testing programs during the 1950s and 1960s.This bill is grounded in scientific principles, respresentsan intent to apologize and offer compassionate compensationto an expanded list of individuals who were not included inthe 1990 Act but who, nonetheless, deserve restitution.[Page H5772]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-07-29T14:13:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-07-29T14:12:50Z Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015 114 1895 S 2015-07-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6143) Related bill CRS 2015-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2015-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2015-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2015-07-29 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2015-07-29 True A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2015-07-29 True S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2015-07-29 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-07-31 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2016-02-01 False Law Arizona Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Charitable contributions Civil actions and liability Digestive and metabolic diseases Higher education Income tax deductions Nevada Nuclear weapons Radiation School athletics Law 00 2015-07-29 Introduced in House 2016-01-12T22:00:44Z Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015

This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to expand eligibility for restitution relating to atmospheric nuclear testing to individuals who were present, during the periods of testing, in any part of Clark County, Nevada, or any part of any county in Arizona that has a part north of the Grand Canyon.

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the tax deduction for charitable contributions that are required to purchase a ticket to a college sporting event.

]]> Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015 Display Title Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for purposes of making claims under such Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3345ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3345ih.xml 2015-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 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.