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H.R. 5338 (117th)

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021

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Introduced

22 September 2021

Last action

8 December 2021 · Committee

Status

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 8.

Sponsors

Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3], Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Yvette Herrell, Michael San Nicolas, Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1], Kaiali'i Kahele, Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6], Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]

Subjects

Environment, Energy, Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Environment · Energy · Education

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Summary

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021 This bill expands two programs that compensate individuals who were exposed to radiation during certain nuclear testing or uranium mining and subsequently developed medical conditions, including cancers. First, the bill expands and extends a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing or other sources and subsequently developed specified cancers. Under current law, this program compensates individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing and certain individuals employed in uranium mining. The bill expands the designated areas to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, and Guam and additional areas in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah; makes more individuals who worked in uranium mining eligible for the program; increases the amount of compensation awarded to and provides medical benefits for eligible claimants; and extends for 19 years following the bill's enactment the fund that supports this program and the statute of limitations for filing claims (currently, the program terminates on July 10, 2022). Second, the bill makes certain individuals employed in uranium mines or mills eligible for a program that compensates workers, including Department of Energy employees and contractors, for illnesses caused by occupational exposure to radiation and hazardous substances during development and testing of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. The bill also establishes a grant program in the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for institutions of higher education to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling among individuals without occupational exposure.

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Timeline

  1. 22 September 2021

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 September 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 September 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 September 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

    Source: Committee

  5. 8 December 2021

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 8.

    Source: Committee

  6. 8 December 2021

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

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