To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to tribal health programs located on reservations impacted by uranium mining or milling, and for other purposes.
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Introduced
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Tribal Uranium Exposure Treatment Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 1961 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to award grants for cancer treatments to Indians who reside on reservations where uranium mining or milling occurred and whose health was impacted by the mining or milling.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Native Americans
CancerFederal-Indian relationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care coverage and accessMinority healthRadiation
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to tribal health programs located on reservations impacted by uranium mining or milling, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5128| House
| Updated: 3/8/2018
Tribal Uranium Exposure Treatment Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 1961 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to award grants for cancer treatments to Indians who reside on reservations where uranium mining or milling occurred and whose health was impacted by the mining or milling.