“Deliver federal compensation to St. Louis-area victims of Manhattan Project radioactive waste by passing an expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).”
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Hawley secured the largest-ever expansion of RECA in the base text of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which he voted for on July 1, 2025, and which was signed into law July 4, 2025. The law extended eligibility to St. Louis and St. Charles Manhattan Project waste victims; his office reported over 400 Missourians received $20 million in compensation within weeks. This delivered the specific outcome promised.
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