Honoring the lives and legacies of the "Radium Girls".
Latest action · Jun 24, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 24, 2021
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution honors the Radium Girls and recognizes their contribution to the development of workplace safety laws and standards. The Radium Girls were factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning from occupational exposure to radium.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| R-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Nov 1, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
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- Jun 24, 2021Introduced in House
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