HR 43
103th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Cancer
Department of Energy
Federal employees
Government employees' health insurance
Health
Ionizing radiation
Nuclear facilities
Nuclear weapons
Radiation
Radioactive wastes
Defense Nuclear Workers' Health Insurance Act of 1993
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Defense Nuclear Workers' Health Insurance Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a health insurance program for certain former employees of Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities exposed to ionizing radiation for certain cancer health care expenses incurred above $25,000.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 43: Defense Nuclear Workers' Health Insurance Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-43/
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