S. 2848 · 110th Congress
A bill to provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sherrod Brown
- Introduced
- 2008-04-10
- Latest action
- 2008-04-10 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide health care benefits for workers who: (1) have been employed by a Department of Energy (DOE) contractor to perform duties under a contract for environmental remediation, waste management, decontamination and decommissioning, maintenance, security, and administrative activities at the Fernald Closure Project (Harrison, Ohio), the Mound Closure Project (Miamisburg, Ohio), or the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (Golden, Colorado); and (2) would have qualified for health care benefits available for retirees had the individual's employment not been terminated as a result of the accelerated closure of the site.