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HR 2904 113th Congress House Labor and Employment Employee benefits and pensions Government liability Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Military procurement, research, weapons development Nuclear weapons Public contracts and procurement Worker safety and health

Nuclear Workers Compensation Act

Introduced: August 1, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Aug 1, 2013
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Aug 1, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nuclear Workers Compensation Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Compensation Program Act of 2000 to replace the current requirements for occupational illness compensation to the survivors of a Department of Energy (DOE) contractor employee. Requires payment to a survivor of the compensation the deceased contractor employee would otherwise have been paid, if the employee dies after applying for the compensation but before receiving it. Requires payment of the compensation, if no survivors exist, to a claimant's surviving family members.

Requires a survivor eligible for contractor employee compensation under this Act as well as survivor compensation under the regular compensation schedule for survivors to elect one or the other. Prohibits any payment to a survivor of both kinds of compensation.

What's happening now September 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4