Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led a RECA victory rally in St. Louis to celebrate new funding for radioactive waste survivors in Missouri and other states. His announcement comes after a two-year battle that resulted in theRadiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) expansion in the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which President Trump signed into law last week. The Senator's expansion provision revives RECA for survivors, allows tens of thousands of new claimants...
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Hawley Praises House Passage of Reconciliation Bill with Historic RECA Expansion Included
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) championed the House of Representatives' passage of the President's landmark reconciliation legislation, the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, in which the senator secured the largest expansion ever of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), as well as an additional $1 billion in funding for Missouri Medicaid providers and recipients. Senator Hawley originally called on Congress to compensate victims of...
Hawley Passes RECA, Secures New Medicaid Funding in Senate Reconciliation Bill
Vows to Fight Future Medicaid Cuts U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured the largest expansion ever to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) as well as new funding for Medicaid as part of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that passed the Senate today. Senator Hawley supported the legislation after negotiating the inclusion of these key Missouri priorities. Senator Hawley’s RECA provision will deliver long-overdue compensation and health care for survivors of radiation-linked cancers in...