Federal lawmakers to introduce bill reauthorizing, expanding RECA

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: July 14, 2026

Words: 1,244

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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A bipartisan group in Congress plans to introduce legislation that will expand the federal government’s program compensating people exposed to nuclear weapons testing or uranium mining and milling.

The bill will expand the Radiation Exposure Reauthorization Act, or RECA, to include individuals in Montana, which recorded some of the highest concentrations of radiation in the country from nuclear weapons experimentation in the 1950s and ‘60s.

In a virtual press conference on Tuesday, U.S. …

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