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Downwinders Parity Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-463| Senate 
| Updated: 2/16/2023
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 2023 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2012
Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4754
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2012
    Downwinders Parity Act of 2021


  • February 16, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 16, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • July 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4754
    Introduced in House

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1751: Downwinders Parity Act of 2023
  • HR 118-4754: Downwinders Parity Act of 2023
ArizonaCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDigestive and metabolic diseasesGovernment liabilityNevadaNuclear weaponsRadiation

Downwinders Parity Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-463| Senate 
| Updated: 2/16/2023
Downwinders Parity Act of 2023 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2012
Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4754
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2012
    Downwinders Parity Act of 2021


  • February 16, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 16, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • July 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4754
    Introduced in House
Kyrsten Sinema

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Senator

Arizona

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

Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1751: Downwinders Parity Act of 2023
  • HR 118-4754: Downwinders Parity Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ArizonaCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDigestive and metabolic diseasesGovernment liabilityNevadaNuclear weaponsRadiation