To provide that members of the Reserve and National Guard who participated in open-air nuclear tests during the 1950's and early 1960's and who have contracted certain radiation-related diseases shall be deemed, for purposes of certain benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to have contracted those diseases in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

38 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 30 Democrats

6 of 38 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.

Tom Bevill (D-AL), Jack Brooks (D-TX), Glen Browder (D-AL), H. Callahan (R-AL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), William Dickinson (R-AL), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), Bart Gordon (D-TN), William Gray (D-PA), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Ben Jones (D-GA), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Greg Laughlin (R-TX), Jill Long (D-IN), G. Montgomery (D-MS), James Olin (D-VA), Mike Parker (R-MS), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), L. Payne (D-VA), Donald Pease (D-OH), Richard Ray (D-GA), Thomas Ridge (R-PA), J. Rowland (D-GA), George Sangmeister (D-IL), Neal Smith (D-IA), Harley Staggers (D-WV) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Claude Harris.

• H.J.Res. 546 (101st) Designating May 13, 1990, as Infant Mortality Awareness Day.
• H.R. 3955 (101st) National Fire Forces Mobilization Act of 1990
• H.R. 3706 (101st) To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide eligibility for burial in national cemeteries of all members of the Selected Reserve and…
• H.R. 1460 (101st) For the relief of Nicola Giampietro.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress · AL-7 district