A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.

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Introduced

6 March 2007

Last action

6 March 2007 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summary

Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) modify regulations and procedures to conform to amendments under this Act; and (2) initiate a petition to include workers employed at the Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna, New York, as a class to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort.

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Timeline

6 March 2007
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 2007
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Introduced in Senate · 6 March 2007 · Official file

Documents

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/776
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us · 110-s-776 · source updated 21 January 2026