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RECA Added to Senate Version of Trump Spending Bill
- Missouri Senator Josh Hawley announced on June 19, 2025, that an expansion of the federal program providing compensation to nuclear radiation victims was included in the Senate’s budget reconciliation legislation.
- This inclusion follows previous Senate approval but House rejection, with Hawley and others pressing leadership to overcome voting hurdles amid opposition mainly related to bill cost concerns.
- The RECA expansion would compensate people exposed to nuclear radiation in Missouri, New Mexico, and several other states, including those downwind of nuclear testing and uranium miners after 1972.
- Hawley stated the bill allocates $5 billion to the program, is fully funded through other cuts, and would reimburse victims for out-of-pocket healthcare costs, calling it "a game-changer for so many people."
- If passed and signed, the bill would provide long-awaited federal compensation and spur cleanup efforts like the remediation of Coldwater Creek, though some remain cautious about linking RECA to the broader controversial budget package.
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act added to Senate’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
Legislation to expand a program that compensates people who got sick after experiencing atomic radiation from nuclear bomb tests or uranium mining could have a new chance at passage, but Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who has advocated for the program…
RECA added to Senate version of Trump spending bill
RECA added to Senate version of Trump spending billThe reauthorization and expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been added to the U.S. Senate version of Republican President Donald Trump's spending bill. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The reauthorization and expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been added to the U.S. Senate version of Republican President Donald Trump’s spending bill. Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Jo…
Radiation exposure fund backed by Missouri’s Hawley included in U.S. Senate mega-bill • Source New Mexico
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., at the U.S. Capitol on November 20, 2024. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri praised the addition of radiation exposure compensation funds in the Senate version of the costly “one big beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that extends and expands tax cuts and reduces funding from social safety net programs. Hawley, a Republican, said Friday the proposed revival and expa…
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South Dakota SearchlightRadiation exposure fund in U.S. Senate mega-bill includes benefits for South Dakotans
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri praised the addition of radiation exposure compensation funds in the Senate version of the costly “one big beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that extends and expands tax cuts and reduces funding from social safety net programs. Hawley, a Republican, said Friday the proposed revival and expansion of the fund for Americans in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North…
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