The Big Story 

The Senate has passed legislation that would expand and extend compensation for victims of U.S. nuclear testing — but it faces uncertain prospects going forward.

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It would revive legislation that is set to expire in June that compensates Americans exposed to radiation by World War II-era nuclear testing and Cold War-era uranium mining.

It would also expand compensation to residents of Missouri, Idaho, Montana, Guam, Colorado, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alaska, as well as to miners exposed between 1971 and 1990.

However, it’s not clear whether the legislation has a path forward in the House.

The legislation has been at the center of a bitter feud among Republicans, as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), one of the bill’s sponsors, blamed GOP leadership for stripping the measure from the annual defense authorization legislation.

Now that it has passed the Senate, the measure’s proponents are calling on House leaders to take it up. 

“I urge the House of Representatives to pass RECA & help those impacted by fallout from nuclear weapons testing,” tweeted Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho).

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