HR 6121
110th Congress
House
Energy
Armed Forces and National Security
Colorado
Employee health benefits
Environmental Protection
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government insurance
Hazardous wastes
Health
Health insurance
Labor and Employment
Nuclear facilities
Nuclear weapons
Ohio
Radiation victims
Radioactive wastes
Retiree health benefits
Subcontractors
To provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
May 21, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 21, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide health care benefits for workers who: (1) have been employed by a Department of Energy (DOE) contractor to perform duties under a contract for environmental remediation, waste management, decontamination and decommissioning, maintenance, security, and administrative activities at the Fernald Closure Project (Harrison, Ohio), the Mound Closure Project (Miamisburg, Ohio), or the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (Golden, Colorado); and (2) would have qualified for health care benefits available for retirees had the individual's employment not been terminated as a result of the accelerated closure of the site.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Committees of jurisdiction
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