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Hawley: Radiation Exposure Compensation Added to Senate Reconciliation Text
- Missouri Senator Josh Hawley announced that the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expansion was added to the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill in June 2025.
- Hawley secured the provision after years of advocacy, despite prior House resistance due to cost concerns and leadership’s lack of interest.
- The bill allocates $5 billion to expand RECA eligibility, covering more states and providing healthcare reimbursement for victims exposed to nuclear radiation, especially in the St. Louis area.
- Hawley stressed that he would find it very difficult to support legislation unless it contains RECA, highlighting the critical importance of addressing federal negligence.
- If approved, the expansion could restore compensation funds and aid many affected families, while the Senate plans to vote on the bill before the end of June 2025.
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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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