Atomic Civilians Recognition and Compensation Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6901 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6901 To establish the Atomic Civilians Commemorative Service Medal, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2025 Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Case, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Horsford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the Atomic Civilians Commemorative Service Medal, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Atomic Civilians Recognition and Compensation Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ATOMIC CIVILIANS COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE MEDAL. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall design and produce a commemorative service medal, to be known as the ``Atomic Civilians Commemorative Service Medal'' (in this section referred to as the ``Medal''), to commemorate the service and sacrifice of civilian employees and contractors of the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies who were instrumental in the development of our Nation's atomic and nuclear weapons programs. (b) Eligibility Requirements.-- (1) Eligibility.--Current or former civilian employees, and former employees of any contractor, of the United States Government shall be eligible for the Medal if such individual-- (A) directly participated in the detonation of an atomic weapon or device; (B) directly participated in the cleanup of radioactive material resulting from any such atmospheric detonation; (C) directly participated in the cleanup of radioactive material resulting from an accident associated with an atomic weapon; or (D) was exposed to ionizing radiation resulti