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<item congress="114" measure-type="s" measure-number="1895" measure-id="id114s1895" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2015-07-29" update-date="2015-08-17">
<title>A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for purposes of making claims under such Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing.</title>
<summary summary-id="id114s1895v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2015-08-17">
<action-date>2015-07-29</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015</b></p> 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.]]></summary-text>
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