Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation …
Mar 8, 2024 · The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include more people who believe that exposure caused their illnesses.
Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation …
Mar 8, 2024 · The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include more people who believe that exposure caused their illnesses.
What's next for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act now …
Jun 14, 2024 · A long-standing federal program aimed at helping people afford medical treatment caused by toxic exposure, came to an end on Friday, June 7. Supporters tried to revive it but ultimately failed. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) passed the Senate but never came up for a vote in the House before expiring last week.
Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation …
Mar 7, 2024 · The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include more people who believe that exposure caused their illnesses. While some Republicans have balked at the cost — an estimated $50 billion, according to Hawley’s office — the senators have argued that the ...
Civil Division | Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
RECA Covered Areas. RECA establishes lump sum compensation awards for individuals who contracted specified diseases in three defined populations: Uranium Miners, Millers, and Ore Transporters may be eligible for one-time, lump sum compensation of $100,000.
Senate Passes Bill to Compensate More Americans Exposed to Radiation
Mar 8, 2024 · The bipartisan legislation, which would cost an estimated $50 billion, would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to include more people who believe that radiation...
What is the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act? Senate ... - Deseret News
Mar 14, 2024 · Those victims of radiation exposure from nuclear testing — or ‘downwinders’ — may soon see expanded compensation from the federal government. The Senate voted 69-30 last week in favor of a bill that would extend and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, which is currently set to expire in June of this year.
Senate votes to expand radiation-exposure compensation, from …
Jul 29, 2023 · The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War,...
Senate passes stand-alone bill to extend, expand compensation …
Mar 7, 2024 · The Senate passed a stand-alone bill to extend and expand a 30-year-old law compensating Americans exposed to radiation by the federal government in a 69-30 vote.
S.3853 - Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act
Feb 29, 2024 · Related Bills (4) Summary: S.3853 — 118th Congress (2023-2024) All Information (Except Text) A summary is in progress. Summary of S.3853 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): …