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Senate passes bill to compensate more Americans exposed to radiation

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More Americans exposed to radiation caused by the government would be compensated under a bill that passed the U.S. Senate Thursday.

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  1. Green Field Reporter

    Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Thursday that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago. The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M.

  2. CNN

    Senate passes extension of funding for radiation exposure victims (opens CNN)

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    The Senate just passed an extension — and expansion — of funding for victims of radiation exposure, 69-30.

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The Senate has passed legislation that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago. The bill by Missouri

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Senate passes bill expanding radiation compensation program (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    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.

  5. MedicalXpress

    Senate passes bill to compensate more Americans exposed to radiation (opens MedicalXpress)

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    More Americans exposed to radiation caused by the government would be compensated under a bill that passed the U.S. Senate Thursday.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Senate passes bill expanding radiation exposure restitution (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed legislation Thursday that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago.

  7. Fox News

    Americans exposed to nuclear radiation by government would be compensated under approved Senate bill (opens Fox News)

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    The Senate passed a bill that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government. The release of "Oppenheimer" spurred support for expanding the compensation program.

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