Broaden the list of diseases eligible for Radiation Exposure Compensation Act benefits.

Broaden the list of eligible diseases.

Pettersen's RECRA bill would expand which diseases qualify for benefits under radiation exposure compensation law.

Congresswoman Pettersen Continues Fight to Support Those Impacted by Radiation & Toxic Waste at Rocky Flats | U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen
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Section 5(a)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘or renal cancer or any other chronic renal disease, including nephritis and kidney tubal tissue injury’’ after ‘‘nonmalignant respiratory disease’’.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Enacted federal law amended RECA to add renal cancer and other chronic renal diseases for miners, a concrete broadening of compensable diseases.

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PLAW-119publ21.pdf
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‘‘(e) SPECIFIED DISEASE.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘specified disease’ means any of the following:

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted law created a RECA Manhattan Project waste claims section with its own specified-disease eligibility list, expanding RECA coverage beyond prior categories.

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PLAW-119publ21.pdf
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Pub. L. No. 119-21 made significant changes to the eligibility criteria under RECA.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): DOJ’s administering program confirms RECA was reauthorized and materially changed by Public Law 119-21, with revised eligibility being implemented in 2026.

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Civil Division | Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
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The reauthorization and expansion fundamentally altered the factors required for liability modeling by significantly expanding the geographic area covered, adding additional eligible diseases and authorizing new entitlements associated with MPW sites.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): DOJ financial reporting explicitly says the reauthorized RECA added additional eligible diseases, corroborating delivery after enactment.

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Mr. Moylan (for himself, Mr. Bell, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. King-Hinds, Ms. Titus, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Horsford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Pettersen joined the introduced 2026 RECA bill, but the bill was referred to committees rather than enacted.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 10115 (IH) - Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10115ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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SEC. 7. COMPENSABLE CANCERS AND DISEASES.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The pending 2026 bill includes a dedicated section to further broaden compensable cancers and diseases, including renal disease, thyroid diseases, and rectal, prostate, uterine, cervical, and skin cancers, but this latest effort remains unenacted as of the assessment date.

unresolved later_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr10115ih.pdf
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