Streamline Radiation Exposure Compensation Act claims by allowing affidavits when records are unavailable.

Brittany Pettersen · Colorado · Democratic

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 93%

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

Occurrences

Streamline the claims process through the use of affidavits where records are unavailable.

Pettersen's RECRA bill would simplify the claims process by permitting affidavits where records cannot be obtained.

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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Streamline the claims process through the use of affidavits where records are unavailable.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Pettersen announced bipartisan RECA legislation and described the affidavit provision matching the commitment, but as a proposal rather than an enacted change.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congresswoman Pettersen Continues Fight to Support Those Impacted by Radiation & Toxic Waste at Rocky Flats
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records H.R. 10115 as introduced and referred to committees, indicating legislative effort but no enactment or final delivery yet.

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 92%

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Brittany Pettersen (CO)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official GovInfo bill detail lists Brittany Pettersen as a cosponsor of the RECA reauthorization bill, tying her federal service to the attempt.

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 93%

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the Attorney General shall accept a written affidavit or declaration as evidence to substantiate an individual's physical presence

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text contains the substantive affidavit mechanism, including affidavits for physical presence, but the bill text is not enacted law.

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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use existing regulations at 28 C.F.R. Part 79 to adjudicate claims until revised regulations are published.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): DOJ’s current RECA page says the program is still relying on existing regulations while revised regulations are pending, supporting that the broader affidavit streamlining has not been implemented administratively.

unresolved same_term

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

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Written affidavits or declarations, subject to penalty for perjury, will be accepted only for the following purposes:

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current RECA regulations allow affidavits only in specified limited circumstances, not the broader unavailable-records claim process contemplated by H.R. 10115.

unresolved same_term

eCFR :: 28 CFR Part 79 -- Claims Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-23 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment promised to streamline RECA claims by allowing affidavits where records are unavailable. Verified evidence shows H.R. 10115 was introduced and referred to committee, that Brittany Pettersen was listed as a cosponsor, and that the bill text included an affidavit/declaration mechanism. However, the verified DOJ passage says existing regulations are still being used until revised regulations are published, so the promised claims-process change is not shown as enacted or implemented as of 2026-09-23. Pettersen has documented material legislative effort, but introduction/cosponsorship does not fulfill an outcome promise.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%