Nuclear Workers’ Ombudsman Extension Act

Bill: 116-hr-6009
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2020-02-27
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

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Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Nuclear Workers' Ombudsman Extension Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes the Office of the Ombudsman, within the Department of Labor, for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (which compensates current and former employees of the Department of Energy who are diagnosed with specified employment-related illnesses) until October 28, 2025. Currently, the authority for the office expires on October 28, 2020.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6009 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2020 Mr. Perlmutter (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to extend the sunset for the Office of the Ombudsman.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Workers’ Ombudsman Extension Act . 2. Extension of Office of Ombudsman under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 Section 3686(h) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 7385s–15(h) ) is amended by striking 2020 and inserting 2025 .