Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 29, 2020 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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020
This bill expands an existing program to provide compensation to Department of Energy (DOE) employees and contractors for illnesses caused by occupational exposure to radiation and certain substances to cover additional workers with illnesses caused by toxic substances.
The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program shall cover DOE employees and contractors who are members of the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort established under this bill. The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish rules for determining whether a DOE employee or contractor qualifies as a cohort member, including a list of qualifying diseases.
The bill also requires the Department of Labor to create or update assessments of toxic substance exposure in each DOE facility.
The bill also appropriates funds as necessary for DOE's assistance with certain Labor activities related to DOE facilities.
Furthermore, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences shall conduct or support research on the epidemiological impacts of toxic substance exposure at DOE facilities.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 29, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6009 | Nuclear Workers’ Ombudsman Extension Act | Related bill | Feb 27, 2020 |
| HR 7852 | Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Jul 29, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative remedies
- Advisory bodies
- Appropriations
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Census and government statistics
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Energy
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Education programs funding
- Environmental health
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health information and medical records
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
- Neurological disorders
- Nuclear weapons
- Personnel records
- Public contracts and procurement
- Radiation
- Research administration and funding
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2020Introduced in Senate
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