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House Bill 7852
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 29, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Jul 29, 2020
Latest Action
Jul 29, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7852
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Adam Smith
Washington
Democrat
Denny Heck
Washington
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020

This bill expands an existing program to provide compensation to Department of Energy (DOE) employees and contractors for illnesses caused by occupational exposure to radiation and certain substances to cover additional workers with illnesses caused by toxic substances.

The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program shall cover DOE employees and contractors who are members of the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort established under this bill. The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish rules for determining whether a DOE employee or contractor qualifies as a cohort member, including a list of qualifying diseases.

The bill also requires the Department of Labor to create or update assessments of toxic substance exposure in each DOE facility.

The bill also appropriates funds as necessary for DOE's assistance with certain Labor activities related to DOE facilities.

Furthermore, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences shall conduct or support research on the epidemiological impacts of toxic substance exposure at DOE facilities.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
July 29, 2020
Related Bills (2)
Jul 29, 2020
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4363
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Feb 27, 2020
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 6009
Nuclear Workers’ Ombudsman Extension Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
07/29/2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
07/29/2020
Introduced in House
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Jan 11, 2023 1:45:47 PM
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