HR 4426 United States House · 118th Congress

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2023

HR 4426 extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) fund for 19 years (up from 2 years) and expands eligibility for compensation to individuals exposed to radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining. The bill updates eligibility criteria for claims related to leukemia and other specified diseases, including adding chronic lymphocytic leukemia to the list of covered conditions. It creates new provisions for uranium mining workers, including combined work histories and allows the use of affidavits to substantiate claims. The bill also expands medical benefits eligibility and establishes a $3 million annual grant program to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining on non-occupationally exposed individuals, including family members of miners.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jun 2023

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Introduced Jun 30, 2023 Last action Jul 7, 2023

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Jul 7, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

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Jun 30, 2023

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

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Jun 30, 2023

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1 primary · 56 co-sponsors