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House Bill 2257
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 26, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Mar 26, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 29, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2257
Congress
117
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
Rick Larsen
Washington
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021

This bill expands an existing program that compensates Department of Energy (DOE) employees and contractors for illnesses caused by occupational exposure to radiation and certain substances.

Specifically, the bill requires the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program to cover additional workers with illnesses caused by exposure to toxic substances at certain DOE facilities, including cleanup sites. The Department of Health and Human Services must establish rules for determining whether a current or former DOE employee or contractor is entitled to compensation.

In addition, the Department of Labor must create or update assessments of toxic substance exposure in each DOE facility, as well as carry out outreach activities to provide DOE workers with information about the program.

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

Furthermore, the bill requires research on diseases associated with toxic substance exposure at DOE facilities.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
March 26, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
4
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1025
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021
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.
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CRS
Actions (3)
03/29/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
03/26/2021
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.
03/26/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:00 PM
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