117th Congress · SENATE BILLENACTED

S. 4119RECA Extension Act of 2022

A bill to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

Labor and employment
Introduced Apr 28, 2022
Last action Jun 7, 2022
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 28, 2022
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Referred
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
Jun 7, 2022
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill extends a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atomic weapons testing or uranium mining or processing and who subsequently developed specified cancers or other medical conditions. The bill terminates the program two years after the bill's enactment.

Provisions · 2 sectionsEnrolled
Timeline · 13 actions
Jun 7, 2022
Signed by President.
Jun 7, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-139.
Jun 6, 2022
Presented to President.
May 11, 2022
Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 11, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 11, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4119.
May 11, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
May 11, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 3, 2022
Received in the House.
May 3, 2022
Held at the desk.
May 2, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.