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Downwinders Parity Act of 2025
To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill expands the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include additional communities affected by nuclear weapons testing. It simplifies geographic eligibility criteria by including all acreage in counties that contain affected areas, rather than limiting coverage to specific townships and ranges. The bill extends the program's trust fund deadline from two years after the prior extension to December 31, 2030. The Attorney General is required to submit a report within 180 days outlining efforts to educate and reach out to newly eligible beneficiaries.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
9 cosponsors
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV)
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT)
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
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Actions (2)
- Feb 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 14, 2025
Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Maloy, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Owens, and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Downwinders Parity Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT.
Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101-426) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking “that portion of”; and
(B) by striking “that consists of townships 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71”; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “all acreage in any county all or part of which is located in” before “that part”.
SEC. 3. TRUST FUND EXTENSION.
Section 3(d) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101-426) is amended—
(1) by striking “on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the RECA Extension Act of 2022” and inserting “on December 31, 2030”; and
(2) by striking “the end of that 2-year period” and inserting “such date”.
SEC. 4. REPORT.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the relevant committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that outlines efforts to educate and conduct outreach to persons made newly eligible for benefits under the amendments made by section 2. <all>
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