Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026

This bill changes the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, a federal program that pays people who got certain illnesses after radiation exposure from nuclear weapons testing, uranium work, or Manhattan Project waste. It adds new eligible places and groups, including Guam, Colorado, Montana, more of Nevada and Arizona, and listed ZIP Codes in Missouri, Illinois, Washington, Colorado, and Ohio. It raises payments to $150,000, adds payment for out-of-pocket medical costs, adds more covered cancers and diseases, and lets past claimants ask for the difference. It extends the program's claim deadline to 2042 and creates a petition process for adding new groups. It also orders health studies and sets aside funding for radiation screening clinics through 2041.

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Sponsors

• James C. Moylan Republican sponsor
• 19 cosponsors