A bill to provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers.
Latest action · Apr 10, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide health care benefits for workers who: (1) have been employed by a Department of Energy (DOE) contractor to perform duties under a contract for environmental remediation, waste management, decontamination and decommissioning, maintenance, security, and administrative activities at the Fernald Closure Project (Harrison, Ohio), the Mound Closure Project (Miamisburg, Ohio), or the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (Golden, Colorado); and (2) would have qualified for health care benefits available for retirees had the individual's employment not been terminated as a result of the accelerated closure of the site.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 22, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Apr 22, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Apr 10, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6121 | To provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers. | Identical bill | May 22, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Colorado
- Employee health benefits
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government contractors
- Government insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Hazardous wastes
- Health
- Health insurance
- Labor and Employment
- Nuclear facilities
- Nuclear weapons
- Ohio
- Radiation victims
- Radioactive wastes
- Retiree health benefits
- Subcontractors
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Introduced in Senate
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