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Downwinders Parity Act of 2021

Introduced: January 28, 2021 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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Downwinders Parity Act of 2021

This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers. It also extends for five additional years the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund.

Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties.

What's happening now March 5, 2021

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

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  • HR 612 Related bill Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 538: Downwinders Parity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-538/
MLA
"H.R. 538: Downwinders Parity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-538/.
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H.R. 538, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-538/.
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[H.R. 538: Downwinders Parity Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-538/)
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