Nevada Test Site Veterans' Compensation Act of 2006

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Bill Number

HR 5021

Introduced

Mar 28, 2006

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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Topics

Armed Forces and National Security Claims Compensation (Law) Department of Energy Energy Federal employees Government contractors Government liability Government Operations and Politics Health Ionizing radiation Labor and Employment Law Nevada Nuclear weapons Occupational health and safety Radiation victims

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Summary

Nevada Test Site Veterans' Compensation Act of 2006 - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to set forth criteria for the inclusion of certain nuclear weapons program workers in the special exposure cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.

Establishes a deadline for claims adjudication.

Actions

May 24, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 28, 2006

Referred 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.
Mar 28, 2006

Introduced in House

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