Bill95th CongressFiled Mar 31, 1977Health
S. 1192
A bill to provide for the relief of certain residents of the Trust Territory of the Pacific.
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Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, to be paid by the Secretary of the Interior, to compensate inhabitants of Rongelap and Utirik Atolls for radiation exposure sustained by them as a result of the thermonuclear detonation at Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954. Permits a payment of up to $25,000 per person, depending on the nature and seriousness of radiation exposure suffered.
What just happenedMar 31, 1977
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA](D-WA)Sponsor
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- Mar 31, 1977IntroReferral
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Mar 31, 1977IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate