S 4119
117th Congress
Senate
RECA Extension Act of 2022
Official title: A bill to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
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15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-139.
Jun 7, 2022
Signed by President.
Jun 6, 2022
Presented to President.
May 11, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 11, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4813)
May 11, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
May 11, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4119.
May 11, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4813-4816)
May 11, 2022
Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 3, 2022
Held at the desk.
May 3, 2022
Received in the House.
May 2, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2228; text: CR S2228)
Apr 28, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Became Public Law No: 117-139.
Plain-English summary
RECA Extension Act of 2022
This bill extends a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atomic weapons testing or uranium mining or processing and who subsequently developed specified cancers or other medical conditions. The bill terminates the program two years after the bill's enactment.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4119: RECA Extension Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4119/
"S. 4119: RECA Extension Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4119/.
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