S 243 · in committee · major
Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act
- healthcare
- veterans
What this bill does
- This bill expands compensation programs for people exposed to radiation during nuclear testing or uranium mining who developed health conditions.
- It affects former uranium miners, nuclear test participants, and residents near Manhattan Project waste sites in Alaska, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee.
- The bill increases payment amounts, extends eligibility deadlines by five years, and funds research on uranium mining health impacts.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should the government weigh the costs of expanding compensation against the health evidence linking uranium mining and nuclear testing to specific illnesses?
- 02
Which groups of radiation-exposed people should qualify for compensation, and what medical documentation should be required to prove exposure-related illness?
- 03
What trade-offs exist between extending eligibility deadlines by five years versus making the program permanent for affected communities?
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Sponsor · R-MO
Josh Hawley
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
8/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-24
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-24 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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