US Senate expected to vote on Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
The United States Senate passed an act that would compensate victims of radiation exposure around the nation.
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) passed Thursday on a vote of 69 to 30. Its prospects in the House are uncertain.
The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include more people who believe their illnesses were caused by that exposure. While many Republicans have balked at the cost — an estimated $50 billion, according to Hawley’s office — the senators have argued that the government is at fault and should step up.
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