776 -- Downwinders Compensation Act of 2019 | Poliscope

Downwinders Compensation Act of 2019

776

116th Congress

In Committee

Downwinders Compensation Act of 2019

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

2

Committee

3

Floor Vote

4

Other Chamber

5

Enacted

Introduced

March 13, 2019

Latest Action

March 13, 2019

Primary Sponsor

Martha McSallyRepublican(AZ)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

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Summary

Downwinders Compensation Act of 2019 This bill expands eligibility for restitution that is provided to certain individuals who were exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing and developed specified cancers. Specifically, the bill expands eligibility to include qualified individuals who were exposed in any part of Clark County, Nevada, or Mohave County, Arizona.

Subjects (9)

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Civil actions and liability

Digestive and metabolic diseases

Government liability

Nuclear weapons

Actions (2)

March 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

March 13, 2019

Introduced in Senate

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Judiciary Committee	Senate	Referred to	March 13, 2019

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in Senate	March 13, 2019	XML

Cosponsors (3)

Name	Party	State
Jacky Rosen	Democratic	NV
Kyrsten Sinema	Independent	AZ
Mark Kelly	Democratic	AZ

Related Bills (2)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
HR 757	116th	Identical bill
HR 5992	116th	Related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov