Advocates urge vote on nuclear victim compensation bill
WEB1 day ago — Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., speaks during a news conference to call for passage of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in the Russell Senate Office Building on Tuesday.
Cancer victims implore U.S. House to take up compensation for radiation …
WEB1 day ago — Vallo and fellow advocates called on Johnson to bring the stalled Radiation Exposure Compensation Act up for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation has twice passed the U.S ...
Speaker Johnson: Take up RECA now | Senator Martin Heinrich
WEB2 days ago — They called for Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to the floor for a vote. The legislation, which already passed the Senate on a bipartisan vote, would make it possible for downwinders in New Mexico and people who worked in uranium mining and milling after 1971 to receive compensation from the federal government.
Tribal Delegation Pressure Congress to Pass Radiation Exposure ...
WEB1 hour ago — They made this long trip to pressure U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson into bringing the extension of the S.3853 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to the floor. First passed in 1990, RECA ...
Advocates on long road to reinstate federal radiation exposure act
WEB2 days ago — Sep. 24—There were more than five hours to go before the group reached Washington, D.C. But, Loretta Anderson said, some of the women on the bus were already itching to dance. Anderson, from the Laguna Pueblo, was one of about 30 people riding across the country Monday afternoon to advocate for reauthorization of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, a 1990 federal program to provide ...
House Democrats dig in amid ongoing fight in Congress over compensation …
WEBAug 14, 2024 — A top Democrat in the U.S. House says it will take a shift of power in Congress to ensure that legislation is finally passed to extend and expand a compensation program for people exposed to radiation following uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out by the federal government.
Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation …
WEBMar 8, 2024 — The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include more people who believe that exposure caused their illnesses.
What's next for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act now …
WEBJun 14, 2024 — A long-standing federal program aimed at helping people afford medical treatment caused by toxic exposure, came to an end on Friday, June 7. Supporters tried to revive it but ultimately failed. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) passed the Senate but never came up for a vote in the House before expiring last week.
Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation …
WEBMar 8, 2024 — The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include more people who believe that exposure caused their illnesses.
Advocates demand compensation for long-term effects of nuclear ... - NPR
WEBMay 16, 2024 — Billiman is joining about two dozen advocates on Capitol Hill this week to fight for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA. The 34-year-old federal program is set to expire on...
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