HR 3497 United States House · 118th Congress

Uranium Miners and Workers Act of 2023

HR 3497, the Uranium Miners and Workers Act of 2023, expands eligibility for compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to include uranium miners, millers, ore transporters, and core drillers who worked in specified states between 1942 and 1978 and later developed certain cancers or kidney diseases. The bill redirects $475 million from unobligated coronavirus relief funds (from acts like the CARES Act and American Rescue Plan) to the RECA trust fund to pay claims. It also extends the RECA program's funding period by 4 years and adjusts the deadline for submitting claims to 4 years after the bill's enactment. This law directly affects former uranium industry workers who developed radiation-related illnesses.

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May 2023

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Introduced May 18, 2023 Last action May 18, 2023

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May 18, 2023

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.

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May 18, 2023

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1 primary · 28 co-sponsors