Nevada Test Site Veterans' Compensation Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 15, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2099-2100)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nevada Test Site Veterans' Compensation Act of 2007 - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include within the definition of a "member of the Special Exposure Cohort" under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program a Department of Energy (DOE) employee, contractor employee, or atomic weapons employee who was so employed at the Nevada Test Site or other similar sites located in Nevada during the period of January 1, 1950, to December 31, 1993, who contracted an occupational illness, basal cell carcinoma, or chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and who met one of other specified criteria during such employment.
Establishes deadlines for claims adjudication.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Feb 15, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 15, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2099-2100)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S2099 | Harry Reid D-NV (text) | Feb 15, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide for certain nuclear weapons program workers to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program established by that Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Nevada Test Site Veterans' Compensation Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cancer
- Claims
- Compensation (Law)
- Department of Energy
- Energy
- Federal employees
- Government contractors
- Government liability
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Ionizing radiation
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Leukemia
- Nevada
- Nuclear weapons
- Occupational health and safety
- Radiation victims
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
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