To better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.
Latest action · Mar 16, 2009 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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2009
- 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 to include within the meaning of the term “member of the Special Exposure Cohort” a Department of Energy (DOE) employee, DOE contractor employee, or atomic weapons employee who was so employed for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days before January 1, 2006, at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.
Provides that a claim that an individual qualifies for compensation or benefits under such Act shall be considered notwithstanding any denial of any other claim for compensation with respect to such individual.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 6, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2009 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 9, 2009 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2009 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Mar 16, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Feb 9, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
- Jan 6, 2009Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
- Jan 6, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 709 | Santa Susana Fair Compensation Act | Related bill | Mar 25, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
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