Increase compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for people harmed by radiation exposure.

Brittany Pettersen · Colorado · Democratic

spending impact 0.80 specificity 0.65 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

Increase compensation.

Pettersen's RECRA bill would increase compensation available to people harmed by radiation exposure.

Congresswoman Pettersen Continues Fight to Support Those Impacted by Radiation & Toxic Waste at Rocky Flats | U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen
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Evidence

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Cosponsors Wesley Bell (MO); Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM); Brittany Pettersen (CO)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, GovInfo records Pettersen as a cosponsor of H.R. 10115, a RECA reauthorization bill referred to House committees rather than enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10115 (IH) - Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10115ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$150,000 in addition to the total amount of compensation

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text proposes increasing RECA payments from $100,000 to $150,000 for covered downwinder and onsite participant claims, but it remained only an introduced bill as of the refresh date.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10115 (IH) - Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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additional compensation in the amount of all documented out-of-pocket medical expenses incurred as a result of the specified disease

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): H.R. 10115 would also add medical-expense reimbursement for certain RECA claimants, a concrete compensation expansion that has not yet been enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10115 (IH) - Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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Specifically, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 would: Expand eligibility to additional impacted communities. Extend the filing deadline by fifteen years. Increase compensation.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Pettersen publicly framed the August 2026 bill as an effort to increase RECA compensation and expand eligibility, including for Colorado communities, but described what the bill would do if passed.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congresswoman Pettersen Continues Fight to Support Those Impacted by Radiation & Toxic Waste at Rocky Flats | U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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RECA was reauthorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Pub. L. 119-21, enacted on July 4, 2025.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): DOJ confirms RECA was reauthorized during Pettersen's House service, establishing a partial delivered outcome for the broader RECA compensation program even though later expansion remains pending.

partial same_term

Civil Division | Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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RECA provides qualifying Downwinders a one-time, lump sum payment of $100,000.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): DOJ's current program page shows the enacted RECA program pays $100,000 to qualifying downwinders; this reflects increased compensation for some categories, while H.R. 10115 seeks further increases and coverage.

partial same_term

Civil Division | Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · unverified · Source revision or retrieval eligibility changed; current packet requires reassessment.. Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

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Public state: pending As of 2026-09-14 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment was to increase RECA compensation. The verified passages show Pettersen cosponsored H.R. 10115 and publicly described it as a bill that would increase compensation, including by raising certain payments from $100,000 to $150,000 and adding reimbursement for documented out-of-pocket medical expenses. But the cited evidence describes proposed bill text and what the bill would do if passed, not enactment of the compensation increase. The DOJ passages show RECA was reauthorized and currently provides $100,000 payments, but they do not prove Pettersen materially delivered the promised compensation increase. With no deadline expired and only an attempt documented, the outcome remains unresolved while effort credit is warranted.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%