Radiation victims call on Speaker Mike Johnson to revive RECA ...
WEB1 day ago · The RECA claim he later filed was denied because he did not work in the mines long enough. Chino said she joined the protest to “budge anyone’s heart to do something right.” At the news conference, Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, a Democrat, predicted that if Johnson did put RECA reauthorization on the House floor, it would certainly ...
Advocates on long road to reinstate federal radiation exposure act
WEB2 days ago · About 30 people are driving nearly 30 hours from New Mexico to Washington D.C. to protest in the hopes of getting RECA put before U.S. House vote.
Lawmakers, advocates call on Speaker Mike Johnson to bring RECA …
WEB2 days ago · Tsosie is one of the many indigenous people impacted by radiation to travel to Washington D.C. for the press conference. Their long journey, a symbol of determination. About two dozen raised money ...
Hawley Rallies with Congressional Leaders and RECA Advocates …
WEB2 days ago · Today U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) held a press conference with House lawmakers and victims of nuclear contamination across America – including those from the St. Louis and St. Charles, Mo., areas – to push the House to pass their Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) in an effort to provide justice and compensation […]
Indigenous radiation victims demand Congress end delay, reauthorize RECA
WEBSep 16, 2024 · A past march for RECA expansion in Washington D.C. (Photo/NNC) WASHINGTON — Navajo Nation citizens and other Southwest tribal members plan to march to Capitol Hill Sept. 24 to demand Congress end its delay and pass the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act. As many as 70 Navajos and their families who have been impacted by ...
What's next for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act now …
WEBJun 14, 2024 · The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) passed the Senate but never came up for a vote in the House before expiring last week. Since then, supporters tried a new tactic, submitting it as one of the over 1,300 possible amendments attached to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act.
Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation …
WEBMar 8, 2024 · President Joe Biden signed an executive order in 2022 extending RECA for two years, but it expires in June. Hawley’s bill would extend the law for five years and expand coverage to include people in Missouri as well as Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alaska and Guam.
U.S. Fund for Nuclear Radiation Victims Set to Expire Amid …
WEBJune 7, 2024. A law allowing victims of government-caused nuclear contamination who developed cancer and other illnesses to receive federal compensation was set to expire on Friday, amid an impasse...
The Victims of U.S. Nuclear Testing Deserve More Than This
WEBMay 22, 2024 · Now RECA is to expire on June 7, bringing an end to the program. A bill stalled in Congress would extend the law and expand compensation to nearly all Americans whose documented health struggles...
S.3853 - Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (Introduced 02/29/2024) Latest Action: House - 03/11/2024 Held at the desk. (All Actions) Roll Call Votes: There has been 1 roll call vote. Tracker: Tip.
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