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Still fighting for RECA Despite Setbacks

July 25, 2024
Map showing states covered by RECA and downwind counties

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, otherwise known as RECA, expired on June 7th even though on March 7th the Senate passed S. 3853 with strong bipartisan support in a 69 to 30 vote.

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San Francisco Bay PSR’s 2024 Virtual Gala

June 5, 2024

San Francisco Bay PSR’s annual virtual gala, with a focus on Downwind communities. Featuring Keynote Speaker Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium and a cancer survivor.

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Help PSR convince Congress to support radiation victims

June 3, 2024

A crucial vote will happen soon in the U.S. House of Representatives. Hanging in the balance: justice for communities impacted by the nuclear weapons enterprise.

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RECA advocates converge on Capitol Hill

May 23, 2024

In the struggle to expand and extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act within this session of Congress, we have now reached the 11th hour. 

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Save RECA Press Conference

May 13, 2024

The press conference will feature remarks from RECA champions who are U.S. Representatives and Senators, as well as impacted community members from across the country.

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RECA extension and expansion await the U.S. House of Representatives

April 26, 2024

PSR urges the House to vote to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act prior to June 7, when the existing RECA program expires altogether.

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Urge your U.S. Representative: Support RECA!

April 26, 2024
The Time To Act Is Now

The fate of RECA extension and expansion is now in the hands of the House of Representatives, where a vote is expected soon. Contact your member of Congress today!

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Critical funding for radiation victims is caught in a race against time

March 26, 2024

PSR will continue to stand with our neighbors and coalition partners to push for support from the House of Representatives.

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Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program’s 2023 Year in Review

December 15, 2023
Group standing outside the UN with sign reading "No nukes! No war! No warming!"

PSR’s Nuclear Weapons Abolition program worked tirelessly in 2023 to promote disarmament and achieve justice for nuclear-affected communities.

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House leaders deny justice to radiation exposure victims, but the struggle continues

December 14, 2023

This year, PSR and allied organizations have been fighting to expand and extend health benefits to impacted communities from U.S. nuclear weapons development and testing.

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