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Downwinders Parity Act of 2021

Introduced: November 16, 2021 Introduced by: Stanton, Greg Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2021
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
Dec 20, 2021
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-220.
Nov 17, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 13.
Nov 17, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 17, 2021
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
Mar 22, 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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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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.

The Department of Justice must report on efforts to inform individuals newly eligible for compensation about the program.

What's happening now December 20, 2021

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.

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 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7
D
Levin, Mike
California · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Nov 16, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Nov 16, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Nov 16, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 16, 2021
O'Halleran, Tom
· Nov 16, 2021
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 15, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 15, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 25, 2021
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Feb 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 612: Downwinders Parity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-612/
MLA
"H.R. 612: Downwinders Parity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-612/.
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H.R. 612, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-612/.
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