Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act
Policy Area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
Latest Action (2024-03-11): Held at the desk.
Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization ActThis bill reauthorizes and expands programs that compensate individuals who were exposed to radiation during certain nuclear testing or uranium mining and who subsequently developed medical conditions, including cancers.Under current law, compensation is payable to individuals based on requirements including the (1) dates when exposure occurred, (2) duration of exposure, (3) type of exposure, and (4) resulting medical condition. Among other changes to this program, the bill (1) extends the eligible dates when qualifying atmospheric exposure occurred, (2) authorizes compensation to individuals with combined work histories in uranium mining, (3) adds core drilling as an eligible mining occupation, and (4) increases the amount of compensation awarded to qualifying individuals. The bill also expands this program to compensate individuals located in specified areas in Alaska, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee associated with waste from the Manhattan Project and who subsequently developed specified types of cancer.The bill extends until five years after this bill's enactment the statute of limitations for the filing of claims. The bill also expands eligibility under an existing occupational illness compensation program for former Department of Energy employees.The bill also establishes a grant program for institutions of higher education to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mi
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Arizona, Cancer, Civil actions and liability, Colorado, Department of Justice, Digestive and metabolic diseases, Education programs funding
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How members voted on S3853. 86 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.
| Member | Date | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| John Boozman (R-Arkansas) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Michael F. Bennet (D-Colorado) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Cory A. Booker (D-New Jersey) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Katie Boyd Britt (R-Alabama) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Not Voting | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| John Cornyn (R-Texas) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Christopher A. Coons (D-Delaware) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Ted Cruz (R-Texas) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Richard J. Durbin (D-Illinois) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Steve Daines (R-Montana) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-New York) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| John W. Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Margaret Wood Hassan (D-New Hampshire) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Angus S. King (I-Maine) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Cynthia M. Lummis (R-Wyoming) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Mike Lee (R-Utah) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Nay | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) | 2024-03-07 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 | Yea | Bill Passed (69-30, 3/5 majority required) |
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