The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, also known as RECA, was originally passed by Congress in 1990 to provide some ...

Dozens of groups from 17 states and territories, including Utah, are urging Congress to reauthorize payments to downwinders ...

In the letter, first shared with The Hill, signers asked members to take up the stalled reauthorization of the Radiation ...

This article was first published by Source New Mexico. Visit sourcenm.org to read more. A federal program to apologize and acknowledge the harms of radiation exposure is out of time, and for those ...

In 1990, Congress passed the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which allowed compensation to people with cancer at several levels. It was later expanded. Downwinders — including those who ...

Thanks to their efforts, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, was passed in 1990. Originally drafted by Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, RECA is a critical piece of legislation designed to ...

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On Thursday, Danforth said Hawley’s political style as an antagonistic, camera-seeking populist is the reason the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act renewal bill failed to get to a vote before ...

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act through 2030 while hiking some payouts and adding communities in seven states to its list of recipients. WASHINGTON ...

“For many years the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has operated a program to support those who have applied for benefits under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Their work has ...

Her father died of lung cancer. When Etcitty-Roger was diagnosed with cancer, her doctor asked if she had worked with uranium and told her he believed uranium exposure caused her cancer.