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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019

USA116th CongressS-947| Senate 
| Updated: 3/28/2019
Mike Crapo

Mike Crapo

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (10)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 This bill increases the amount of compensation provided to individuals exposed to radiation and expands eligibility requirements for compensation to include additional individuals. Specifically, the bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements governing the compensation of individuals who were exposed to radiation, including by increasing the amount of compensation that an individual may receive; expanding the affected area to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico; expanding eligibility requirements to include additional individuals, such as certain employees of uranium mines or mills; and extending until 19 years after this bill's enactment the statute of limitations for the filing of claims. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences must establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling among non-occupationally exposed individuals. The bill expands eligibility requirements for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program with respect to chronic beryllium disease.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 6, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3783
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • March 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 6, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3783
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019

USA116th CongressS-947| Senate 
| Updated: 3/28/2019
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 This bill increases the amount of compensation provided to individuals exposed to radiation and expands eligibility requirements for compensation to include additional individuals. Specifically, the bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements governing the compensation of individuals who were exposed to radiation, including by increasing the amount of compensation that an individual may receive; expanding the affected area to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico; expanding eligibility requirements to include additional individuals, such as certain employees of uranium mines or mills; and extending until 19 years after this bill's enactment the statute of limitations for the filing of claims. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences must establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling among non-occupationally exposed individuals. The bill expands eligibility requirements for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program with respect to chronic beryllium disease.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 6, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3783
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • March 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 6, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3783
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mike Crapo

Mike Crapo

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (10)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3783: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresArizonaCancerCivil actions and liabilityColoradoDepartment of JusticeDigestive and metabolic diseasesEducation programs fundingEnvironmental healthGovernment information and archivesGovernment liabilityGovernment trust fundsGuamHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care costs and insuranceHigher educationIdahoLegal fees and court costsMedical researchMilitary historyMiningMontanaNevadaNew MexicoNorth DakotaNuclear weaponsOregonPersonnel recordsPublic contracts and procurementRadiationResearch administration and fundingSouth DakotaTexasUtahWashington StateWorker safety and healthWyoming