3.0.0 3531 2023-01-11T13:37:15Z 2023-01-11T13:37:15Z House HR 2017-07-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 3531.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. Thisbill is grounded in scientific principles, represents anintent to apologize and offer compassionate compensation toan expanded list of individuals who were not included in the1990 Act but who, nonetheless, deserve restitution.[Page H6577]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-06T20:30:38Z Referred to 2017-07-28T13:09:40Z 2017-09-06 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2017-07-28 True A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2017-07-28 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2017-07-28 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2017-07-28 True S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2017-07-28 True M001197 Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] Martha McSally R AZ 2 2018-05-15 False Law Arizona Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Digestive and metabolic diseases Nevada Nuclear weapons Radiation Law

00 2017-07-28 Introduced in House 2017-10-25T14:07:39Z Downwinders Compensation Act of 2017

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.]]>

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