Downwinders Parity Act of 2021

Summary

Downwinders Parity Act of 2021 This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers. It also extends for five additional years the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund. Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties.

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Timeline

1. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 March 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 January 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 January 2021

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Sponsors

• Paul Gosar · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

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