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Downwinders Parity Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2012| Senate 
| Updated: 6/10/2021
Kyrsten Sinema

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (2)
Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Downwinders Parity Act of 2021 This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers. Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties. The Department of Justice must report on efforts to inform individuals newly eligible for compensation about the program.
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Timeline
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 20, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-612
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
  • June 10, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 10, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 20, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-612
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.

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Related Bills

  • HR 117-612: Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
ArizonaCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDigestive and metabolic diseasesGovernment liabilityNevadaNuclear weaponsRadiation

Downwinders Parity Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2012| Senate 
| Updated: 6/10/2021
Downwinders Parity Act of 2021 This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers. Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties. The Department of Justice must report on efforts to inform individuals newly eligible for compensation about the program.
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Timeline
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 20, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-612
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
  • June 10, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 10, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 20, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-612
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
Kyrsten Sinema

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (2)
Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 117-612: Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ArizonaCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDigestive and metabolic diseasesGovernment liabilityNevadaNuclear weaponsRadiation