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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 9, 2005
Rocky Flats Special Exposure Cohort Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide compensation (for beryllium- and radiation-related health conditions) for employees of the Department of Energy (DOE) or of a DOE contractor employed for an aggregate number of at least 250 work days before January 1, 2006, at the Rocky Flats (nuclear weapons production and testing) site in Colorado.
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Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] · D–CO
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2400)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2398-2399)
Introduced in Senate
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