Bill expands nuclear testing compensation to more people and areas.
H.R. 10115 — Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 · Filed by James (Jim) Moylan (R-GU) · 14 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill helps people hurt by nuclear weapons testing get money and medical care. It adds new areas like Guam and parts of five states. It raises the payment from $100,000 to $150,000 per person. It lets the President add new groups of exposed people. It funds health screening clinics and orders studies on radiation harm.
Who it affects
People and families exposed to radiation from nuclear weapons testing get more money. Health clinics and doctors who treat these people also benefit.
One thing to notice
The President can add new groups of exposed people on his own. Congress gets only 30 days to be told about it.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
14 cosponsors: 11 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
- Aug 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- health screening clinics — Places where doctors check people for signs of disease or harm.
- nuclear weapons testing — When the U.S. government set off nuclear bombs to test them.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (29,658 characters) on Aug 20, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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