US Congress Senate Bill 197 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-06-27 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements of that Act, including by: increasing the amount of compensation that an individual may receive; expanding the affected area to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico; expanding eligibility requirements to include additional individuals, such as certain employees of uranium mines or mills; and extending until 19 years after this bill's enactment the statute of limitations for the filing of claims. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences must establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling among non-occupationally exposed individuals. The bill amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 by expanding eligibility requirements for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program with respect to chronic beryllium disease.

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017

Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-27	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
2017-01-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB2049 (Related) 2017-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/197/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s197/BILLS-115s197is.pdf