US Congress House Bill 136 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include within the meaning of the term “member of the Special Exposure Cohort” a Department of Energy (DOE) employee, DOE contractor employee, or atomic weapons employee who was so employed for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days before January 1, 2006, at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California. Provides that a claim that an individual qualifies for compensation or benefits under such Act shall be considered notwithstanding any denial of any other claim for compensation with respect to such individual.

To better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.

Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]

Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-16		Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2009-02-09		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2009-01-06		Referred to House Education and Labor
2009-01-06		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-01-06		Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

SB709 (Related) 2009-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3802)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/136/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr136/BILLS-111hr136ih.pdf