S 776
116th Congress
Senate
Law
Arizona
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government liability
Nevada
Nuclear weapons
Radiation
Downwinders Compensation Act of 2019
Introduced: March 13, 2019
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Downwinders Compensation Act of 2019
This bill expands eligibility for restitution that is provided to certain individuals who were exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing and developed specified cancers. Specifically, the bill expands eligibility to include qualified individuals who were exposed in any part of Clark County, Nevada, or Mohave County, Arizona.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1