Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/10/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-06-10Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-10 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (2)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
Subjects
- Arizona
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Government liability
- Nevada
- Nuclear weapons
- Radiation
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