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Uranium Miners and Workers Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1681| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2023
Cynthia M. Lummis

Cynthia M. Lummis

Republican Senator

Wyoming

Cosponsors (2)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Uranium Miners and Workers Act of 2023 This bill extends and expands eligibility for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. This program compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation while employed in uranium mining operations and subsequently developed qualifying medical conditions. Specifically, the bill extends the fund that supports the program for the four years following the enactment of the bill. (The fund currently terminates on June 7, 2024.) It also transfers to the fund a specified amount of unobligated funding appropriated for the COVID-19 response. In addition, the bill expands eligibility for the program in multiple ways. Current law limits eligibility to individuals who were employed between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1971, as uranium miners, millers, or ore transporters. The bill expands the program by (1) making those employed through December 31, 1978, and those employed as core drillers eligible; and (2) providing compensation for kidney cancers and other chronic kidney diseases to all individuals eligible for the program.
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Timeline
May 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3497
Introduced in House
May 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3497
    Introduced in House


  • May 18, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3497: Uranium Miners and Workers Act of 2023

Uranium Miners and Workers Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1681| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2023
Uranium Miners and Workers Act of 2023 This bill extends and expands eligibility for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. This program compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation while employed in uranium mining operations and subsequently developed qualifying medical conditions. Specifically, the bill extends the fund that supports the program for the four years following the enactment of the bill. (The fund currently terminates on June 7, 2024.) It also transfers to the fund a specified amount of unobligated funding appropriated for the COVID-19 response. In addition, the bill expands eligibility for the program in multiple ways. Current law limits eligibility to individuals who were employed between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1971, as uranium miners, millers, or ore transporters. The bill expands the program by (1) making those employed through December 31, 1978, and those employed as core drillers eligible; and (2) providing compensation for kidney cancers and other chronic kidney diseases to all individuals eligible for the program.
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Timeline
May 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3497
Introduced in House
May 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3497
    Introduced in House


  • May 18, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cynthia M. Lummis

Cynthia M. Lummis

Republican Senator

Wyoming

Cosponsors (2)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)

Finance Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3497: Uranium Miners and Workers Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted