S 1917
110th Congress
Senate
Law
Armed Forces and National Security
Cancer
Claims
Compensation (Law)
Government liability
Health
Idaho
Leukemia
Montana
Nuclear weapons
A bill to include Idaho and Montana as affected areas for purposes of making claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 1, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the states of Idaho and Montana among affected areas for purposes of payments to individuals with certain medical conditions who were exposed to fallout emitted during the U.S. government's atmospheric nuclear tests
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1