118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1681Uranium Miners and Workers Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act with respect to claims relating to uranium mining.

Labor and employment
Introduced May 18, 2023
Last action May 18, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 18, 2023
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Referred
May 18, 2023
Finance
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill extends and expands eligibility for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. This program compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation while employed in uranium mining operations and subsequently developed qualifying medical conditions. Specifically, the bill extends the fund that supports the program for the four years following the enactment of the bill. (The fund currently terminates on June 7, 2024.) It also transfers to the fund a specified amount of unobligated funding appropriated for the COVID-19 response. In addition, the bill expands eligibility for the program in multiple ways. Current law limits eligibility to individuals who were employed between January...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
May 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.