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H.R. 3783 116th Congress House

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019

Official title: To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2019 Introduced by: Ben Ray Luján Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Aug 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jul 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 16, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jul 16, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019

This bill increases the amount of compensation provided to individuals exposed to radiation and expands eligibility requirements for compensation to include additional individuals.

Specifically, the bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 45 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War.

The bill revises the requirements governing the compensation of individuals who were exposed to radiation, including by

  • increasing the amount of compensation that an individual may receive;
  • expanding the affected area to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico;
  • expanding eligibility requirements to include additional individuals, such as certain employees of uranium mines or mills; and
  • extending until 45 years after this bill's enactment the statute of limitations for the filing of claims.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences must establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling among non-occupationally exposed individuals.

The bill also expands eligibility requirements for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program with respect to certain employees with a specified cancer.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 947 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 23 Republican 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 8, 2020
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 29, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 11, 2020
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Brownley, Julia
California · Aug 11, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Dec 4, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Jul 30, 2019
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 30, 2019
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jul 24, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 16, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jul 16, 2019
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 16, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 16, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jul 16, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 16, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Jul 16, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 16, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jul 16, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jul 16, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jul 16, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 16, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 16, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 16, 2019
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jul 16, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jul 16, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· Jul 16, 2019
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 16, 2019
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Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Jul 16, 2019
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 16, 2019
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3783: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3783/
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