Keep pushing until every eligible Coldwater Creek family receives the compensation and health care they are owed.

Wesley Bell · Missouri · Democratic

policy impact 0.78 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 95%

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Wesley fought to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to finally deliver the compensation and health care that all affected families deserve, and he'll keep pushing until every eligible family gets what they're owed.

Bell promises to keep pushing for compensation and health care for eligible families affected by Coldwater Creek radioactive contamination.

Wesley Bell on the Issues
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Mr. Moylan (for himself, Mr. Bell, ... ) introduced the following bill ... To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to provide for certain claims related to atmospheric testing, and for other purposes. ... Section 5A ... is amended ... in the State of Missouri, the ZIP Codes of 63031, 63033, 63034, 63042, 63045, 63074, 63106, 63107, 63112, 63113, 63114, 63115, 63120, 63133, 63135, 63136, 63137, 63138, 63044, 63121, 63140, 63145, 63147, 63102, 63304, 63134, 63043, 63341, 63368, and 63367 ... Downwinder Claims ... $150,000 ... Medical benefits ... additional compensation in the amount of all documented out-of-pocket medical expenses incurred as a result of the specified disease

Bell co-sponsored a bill to expand and reauthorize Radiation Exposure Compensation Act coverage, including Missouri Manhattan Project waste ZIP codes, higher compensation, and documented out-of-pocket medical expense benefits for eligible claimants.

H.R. 10115 (IH) - Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026
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Evidence

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DOJ's August 21, 2026 RECA awards table for claims under Public Law 119-21 lists Manhattan Project Waste claims as 17,908 pending, 5,096 approved, $231,475,000 approved, 1 denied, and 23,005 total.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete relief is being delivered under expanded RECA for Manhattan Project waste communities, but the large pending count shows the promise has not been fully delivered to every eligible family as of the lookback window.

partial later_term

Civil Division | AWARDS TO DATE 08/21/2026
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H.R. 10115 was introduced by Mr. Moylan for himself and Mr. Bell and referred to House Judiciary and Energy and Commerce. The bill would add Missouri ZIP codes including 63106, 63107, 63112, 63113, 63115, 63120, 63133, 63136, and 63137 to Manhattan Project waste eligibility, increase Manhattan Project Waste compensation to $150,000 plus eligible medical-expense compensation, and extend deadlines.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Bell took concrete legislative action in later federal service to expand Coldwater Creek-area RECA eligibility and benefits, but the bill was only introduced and referred, so this added relief remained unresolved.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 10115 (IH) - Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. later_term A for effort

The promised outcome has not been fully delivered because DOJ data as of August 21, 2026 still showed many Manhattan Project Waste claims pending, so not every eligible Coldwater Creek family had received compensation and health care. Some relief is being delivered under expanded RECA, supporting partial credit. Bell also later materially advanced related federal legislation as a House member by joining H.R. 10115 to expand Missouri ZIP-code eligibility, increase compensation, cover medical expenses, and extend deadlines, but that bill had only been introduced and referred, not enacted.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%