A bill to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 7, 2022
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 7, 2022.
12 Cosponsors (7 Democrats, 4 Republicans, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Leger Fernndez Secures the Enactment of a 2-Year Extension of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Into Law”
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Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez [D-NM3]
on Jun 7, 2022
“the daily leader: wednesday, may 11, 2022”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on May 11, 2022
“House Passes OHalleran-Championed Radiation Exposure Compensation Act”
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Rep. Tom O’Halleran [D-AZ1, 2017-2022]
on May 12, 2022
History
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Apr 28, 2022
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
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Apr 28, 2022
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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May 6, 2022
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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May 11, 2022
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jun 7, 2022
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 4119 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 4119. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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