To improve the efficiency of the Department of Energy's Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 21, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 5, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 regarding the composition of physician panels to instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) select an individual to serve as panel member based on experience and competency in diagnosing occupational illnesses; and (2) either appoint such individual as a panel member, or obtain by contract the individual's services as a panel member.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 5, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | May 5, 2004 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | May 5, 2004 |
| R-TN | William L. Jenkins | Original | May 5, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- May 20, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- May 5, 2004Introduced in House
- May 5, 2004Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 5, 2004Introduced in House
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