# 116-hr-7852: Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020

116-hr-7852, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA); status Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7852
- Congress: 116
- Title: Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
- Introduced: 2020-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020 This bill expands an existing program to provide compensation to Department of Energy (DOE) employees and contractors for illnesses caused by occupational exposure to radiation and certain substances to cover additional workers with illnesses caused by toxic substances. The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program shall cover DOE employees and contractors who are members of the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort established under this bill. The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish rules for determining whether a DOE employee or contractor qualifies as a cohort member, including a list of qualifying diseases. The bill also requires the Department of Labor to create or update assessments of toxic substance exposure in each DOE facility. The bill also appropriates funds as necessary for DOE's assistance with certain Labor activities related to DOE facilities. Furthermore, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences shall conduct or support research on the epidemiological impacts of toxic substance exposure at DOE facilities.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8810: National Landslide Preparedness Act
- 116-hr-8637: Japanese American Confinement Education Act
- 116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7887: Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act
- 116-hr-7876: Polar Bear Cub Survival Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7852 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7852)

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- [116-hr-8637: Japanese American Confinement Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8637)
- [116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8345)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7887: Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7887)
- [116-hr-7876: Polar Bear Cub Survival Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7876)
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