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HR 2904 113th Congress House

Nuclear Workers Compensation Act

Official title: To provide for payment to the survivor or surviving family members of compensation otherwise payable to a contractor employee of the Department of Energy who d… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for payment to the survivor or surviving family members of compensation otherwise payable to a contractor employee of the Department of Energy who dies after application for compensation under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 1, 2013 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee benefits and pensionsGovernment liabilityHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary procurement, research, weapons development
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Nuclear weaponsPublic contracts and procurementWorker safety and health
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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 4 steps
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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
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 Latest action September 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4
Kennedy, Joseph
· Sep 28, 2013
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Sep 10, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Aug 1, 2013
Coffman, Mike
· Aug 1, 2013
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Aug 1, 2013
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Aug 1, 2013
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 1, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Aug 1, 2013
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Aug 1, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Aug 1, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2904: Nuclear Workers Compensation Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2904/
MLA
"H.R. 2904: Nuclear Workers Compensation Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2904/.
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H.R. 2904, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2904/.
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[H.R. 2904: Nuclear Workers Compensation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2904/)
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