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HR 136 111th Congress House

To better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
Law Administrative remediesCaliforniaDepartment of EnergyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Military procurement, research, weapons developmentNuclear weaponsPublic contracts and procurementRadiationWorker safety and health
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include within the meaning of the term “member of the Special Exposure Cohort” a Department of Energy (DOE) employee, DOE contractor employee, or atomic weapons employee who was so employed for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days before January 1, 2006, at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.

Provides that a claim that an individual qualifies for compensation or benefits under such Act shall be considered notwithstanding any denial of any other claim for compensation with respect to such individual.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 709 Related bill Santa Susana Fair Compensation Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 6, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 136: To better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-136/
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"H.R. 136: To better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-136/.
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H.R. 136, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-136/.
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[H.R. 136: To better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-136/)
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