118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2820Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023

To provide financial assistance to schools impacted by radioactive contaminants, and for other purposes.

Environmental protection
Introduced Apr 25, 2023
Last action Apr 28, 2023
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Apr 25, 2023
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Apr 28, 2023
Education and Workforce · E&C · T&I
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes a program and requirements regarding schools impacted by radioactive contaminants, including in the Hazelwood School District in Missouri. Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to establish and execute new remediation goals for Jana Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District so that no portion of the site is subjected to radiation above background levels. (The school is located near Coldwater Creek, which is contaminated with radioactive waste from nearby sites used for the World War II nuclear weapons program.) The bill establishes a Radioactive School Assistance Program (and fund) to provide financial assistance to local ed...

Provisions · 7 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 6 actions
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.