3.0.0 1025 2023-01-11T13:47:53Z 2023-01-11T13:47:53Z Senate S 2021-03-25 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-25T20:26:45Z Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021 117 2257 HR 2021-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Identical bill CRS 2021-03-25 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2021-03-25 True L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2021-03-25 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2021-03-25 True Labor and Employment Administrative remedies Advisory bodies Appropriations Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Census and government statistics Congressional oversight Department of Energy Digestive and metabolic diseases Education programs funding Environmental health Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Higher education Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military procurement, research, weapons development Musculoskeletal and skin diseases Neurological disorders Nuclear weapons Personnel records Public contracts and procurement Radiation Research administration and funding Worker safety and health Labor and Employment 00 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2021-09-30T14:45:54Z Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021

This bill expands an existing program that compensates Department of Energy (DOE) employees and contractors for illnesses caused by occupational exposure to radiation and certain substances.

Specifically, the bill requires the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program to cover additional workers with illnesses caused by exposure to toxic substances at certain DOE facilities, including cleanup sites. The Department of Health and Human Services must establish rules for determining whether a current or former DOE employee or contractor is entitled to compensation.

In addition, the Department of Labor must create or update assessments of toxic substance exposure in each DOE facility, as well as carry out outreach activities to provide DOE workers with information about the program.

The bill also appropriates funds as necessary for DOE's assistance with certain Labor activities related to DOE facilities.

Furthermore, the bill requires research on diseases associated with toxic substance exposure at DOE facilities.

]]> Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021 Display Title Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1025is/xml/BILLS-117s1025is.xml 2021-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.