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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-5338| House 
| Updated: 12/8/2021
Teresa Leger Fernandez

Teresa Leger Fernandez

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (77)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Chris Stewart (Republican)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Yvette Herrell (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Ken Buck (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Pete Sessions (Republican)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Blake D. Moore (Republican)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Burgess Owens (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Energy Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021 This bill expands two programs that compensate individuals who were exposed to radiation during certain nuclear testing or uranium mining and subsequently developed medical conditions, including cancers. First, the bill expands and extends a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing or other sources and subsequently developed specified cancers. Under current law, this program compensates individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing and certain individuals employed in uranium mining. The bill expands the designated areas to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, and Guam and additional areas in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah; makes more individuals who worked in uranium mining eligible for the program; increases the amount of compensation awarded to and provides medical benefits for eligible claimants; and extends for 19 years following the bill's enactment the fund that supports this program and the statute of limitations for filing claims (currently, the program terminates on July 10, 2022). Second, the bill makes certain individuals employed in uranium mines or mills eligible for a program that compensates workers, including Department of Energy employees and contractors, for illnesses caused by occupational exposure to radiation and hazardous substances during development and testing of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. The bill also establishes a grant program in the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for institutions of higher education to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling among individuals without occupational exposure.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3783
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019
Sep 22, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2798
Introduced in Senate
Sep 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 22, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Dec 8, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 8, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 8.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3783
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019


  • September 22, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2798
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 22, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • September 22, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 23, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.


  • December 8, 2021
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • December 8, 2021
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 8.

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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-5338| House 
| Updated: 12/8/2021
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021 This bill expands two programs that compensate individuals who were exposed to radiation during certain nuclear testing or uranium mining and subsequently developed medical conditions, including cancers. First, the bill expands and extends a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing or other sources and subsequently developed specified cancers. Under current law, this program compensates individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing and certain individuals employed in uranium mining. The bill expands the designated areas to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, and Guam and additional areas in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah; makes more individuals who worked in uranium mining eligible for the program; increases the amount of compensation awarded to and provides medical benefits for eligible claimants; and extends for 19 years following the bill's enactment the fund that supports this program and the statute of limitations for filing claims (currently, the program terminates on July 10, 2022). Second, the bill makes certain individuals employed in uranium mines or mills eligible for a program that compensates workers, including Department of Energy employees and contractors, for illnesses caused by occupational exposure to radiation and hazardous substances during development and testing of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. The bill also establishes a grant program in the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for institutions of higher education to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling among individuals without occupational exposure.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3783
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019
Sep 22, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2798
Introduced in Senate
Sep 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 22, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Dec 8, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 8, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 8.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3783
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019


  • September 22, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2798
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 22, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • September 22, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 23, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.


  • December 8, 2021
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • December 8, 2021
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 8.
Teresa Leger Fernandez

Teresa Leger Fernandez

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (77)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Chris Stewart (Republican)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Yvette Herrell (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Ken Buck (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Pete Sessions (Republican)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Blake D. Moore (Republican)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Burgess Owens (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Energy Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 117-2798: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021
  • 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 educationIdahoMedical researchMilitary historyMiningMontanaNevadaNew MexicoNorth DakotaNuclear weaponsOregonPersonnel recordsPublic contracts and procurementRadiationResearch administration and fundingSouth DakotaTexasU.S. territories and protectoratesUtahWashington StateWorker safety and healthWyoming