House Bill 612
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 28, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
612
Congress
117
Policy Area
Law
Law
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers.
Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties.
The Department of Justice must report on efforts to inform individuals newly eligible for compensation about the program.
12/20/2021
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
12/20/2021
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-220.
11/17/2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 13.
11/17/2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
11/17/2021
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
03/22/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
01/28/2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
01/28/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:26:27 PM