S. 3853 · 118th Congress

Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act

Introduced on Feb 29, 2024 by Josh Hawley (R-MO). 6 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 11, 2024): Held at the desk.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 29, 2024
Cosponsors
6
3 from the other party
Policy area
Labor and Employment
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to extend the period for filing claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and to provide for compensation under such Act for claims relating to Manhattan Project waste, and to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Arizona
  • Cancer
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Colorado
  • Department of Justice
  • Digestive and metabolic diseases
  • Education programs funding
  • Environmental health
  • Government information and archives
  • Government liability
  • Government trust funds
  • Guam
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Higher education
  • Idaho
  • Medical research
  • Military history
  • Mining
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • North Dakota
  • Nuclear weapons
  • Oregon
  • Personnel records
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Radiation
  • Research administration and funding
  • South Dakota
  • Texas
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Utah
  • Washington State
  • Worker safety and health
  • Wyoming

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Josh HawleyR-MOSponsor

Democrats · 3

Independents · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Passage of the Bill
    Mar 7, 2024· Senate· Passage· Bill Passed 69–30

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 29, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 29, 2024 · SenateIntroduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. Mar 5, 2024 · SenateRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.
  4. Mar 7, 2024 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  5. Mar 7, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate under the order of 2/29/2024, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 30. Record Vote Number: 75.Senate · Roll call 75
  6. Mar 7, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate under the order of 2/29/2024, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 30. Record Vote Number: 75.Senate · Roll call 75
  7. Mar 8, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Mar 11, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Mar 11, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Friends Committee on National Legislation7 reports
    $7M reported (all issues)
  2. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy5 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  3. American Public Health Association3 reports
    $60.7K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  4. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA2 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS$19.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 96%

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.