3.0.0 3853 2025-08-28T13:18:22Z 2025-08-28T13:18:22Z Senate S S 2024-02-29 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3853 118 2670 HR 2023-12-22 Became Public Law No: 118-31. Related bill CRS 118 4426 HR 2023-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials. Related bill CRS 118 1751 S 2023-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 118 2226 S 2023-07-27 Senate ordered measure printed as passed. Related bill CRS 2024-03-11 14:20:01 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2024-03-11 14:13:12 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2024-03-08 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2024-03-07 Senate Passed Senate under the order of 2/29/2024, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 30. Record Vote Number: 75. Floor 75 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00075.xml Senate 118 2024-03-07T20:19:26Z 2 2024-03-07 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate under the order of 2/29/2024, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 30. Record Vote Number: 75. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 75 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00075.xml Senate 118 2024-03-07T20:19:26Z 2 2024-03-07 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. Floor 2024-03-05 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336. Calendars 2024-02-29 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2024-02-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001089 Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Josh Hawley R MO N L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Luján D NM R. 2024-03-05 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2024-03-05 False S001227 Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] Eric Schmitt R MO S. 2024-03-05 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2024-03-05 False K000377 Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] Mark Kelly D AZ 2024-03-05 False S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema I AZ 2024-03-06 False Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2024-03-28T15:33:36Z Arizona 2024-03-28T15:33:41Z Cancer 2024-03-28T15:33:48Z Civil actions and liability 2024-03-28T15:33:55Z Colorado 2024-03-28T15:34:02Z Department of Justice 2024-03-28T15:34:10Z Digestive and metabolic diseases 2024-03-28T15:34:17Z Education programs funding 2024-03-28T15:34:43Z Environmental health 2024-03-28T15:35:00Z Government information and archives 2024-03-28T15:35:34Z Government liability 2024-03-28T15:35:49Z Government trust funds 2024-03-28T15:35:59Z Guam 2024-03-28T15:41:06Z Hazardous wastes and toxic substances 2024-03-28T15:42:10Z Health care costs and insurance 2024-03-28T15:42:30Z Higher education 2024-03-28T15:42:43Z Idaho 2024-03-28T15:45:24Z Medical research 2024-03-28T15:45:34Z Military history 2024-03-28T15:45:46Z Mining 2024-03-28T15:45:52Z Montana 2024-03-28T15:46:01Z Nevada 2024-03-28T15:46:12Z New Mexico 2024-03-28T15:46:20Z North Dakota 2024-03-28T15:46:32Z Nuclear weapons 2024-03-28T15:46:41Z Oregon 2024-03-28T15:46:47Z Personnel records 2024-03-28T15:47:02Z Public contracts and procurement 2024-03-28T15:47:15Z Radiation 2024-03-28T15:47:39Z Research administration and funding 2024-03-28T15:47:52Z South Dakota 2024-03-28T15:47:58Z Texas 2024-03-28T15:48:04Z U.S. territories and protectorates 2024-03-28T15:48:13Z Utah 2024-03-28T15:48:21Z Washington State 2024-03-28T15:48:28Z Worker safety and health 2024-03-28T15:48:44Z Wyoming 2024-03-28T15:48:49Z Labor and Employment 2024-03-11T15:57:24Z

55 2024-03-07 Passed Senate 2025-08-28T13:17:30Z <div><strong>Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act</strong></div><p>This bill reauthorizes&nbsp;and expands programs that compensate individuals who were exposed to radiation during certain nuclear testing or uranium mining and who subsequently developed medical conditions, including cancers.</p><p>Under current law, compensation is payable to individuals based on requirements including the (1) dates when exposure occurred, (2) duration of exposure, (3) type of exposure, and (4) resulting medical condition.&nbsp;</p><p>Among other changes to this program, the bill (1) extends the eligible dates when qualifying atmospheric exposure occurred, (2) authorizes compensation to individuals with combined work histories in uranium mining,&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;adds core drilling as an eligible mining occupation, and (4) increases the amount of compensation awarded&nbsp;to qualifying individuals.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also expands this program to compensate individuals&nbsp;located in specified areas in Alaska, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee&nbsp;associated with waste from the Manhattan Project and who subsequently developed specified types of cancer.</p><p>The bill extends until five years after this bill's enactment the statute of limitations for the filing of claims.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also expands eligibility under an existing occupational illness compensation program for former Department of Energy employees.</p><p>The bill also establishes a grant program for institutions of higher education to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling among individuals without occupational exposure.</p><p>The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the unmet medical benefits coverage for individuals who were exposed to radiation in atmospheric nuclear tests conducted by the federal government.</p>

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