Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-245

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000

S. 1515Introduced Aug 5, 1999Policy area: Law

Became law on Jul 10, 2000.

Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UT

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Where it went

IntroducedAug 5, 1999
Committee actionSep 30, 1999
Passed SenateNov 19, 1999 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseJun 27, 2000 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesJun 28, 2000
To the PresidentJun 30, 2000
Became lawJul 10, 2000

Latest action: Jul 10, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-245.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1515.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1515, Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 1999” on April 5, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on November 19, 2000”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 5, 2000 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12180
CBO publication date
April 5, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1515, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1515
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1515, Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 1999” on May 31, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 24, 2000”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 31, 2000 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12326
CBO publication date
May 31, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1515, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1515
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-697 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 26, 2000 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 1515, 106th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1515
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 6 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).

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