Hawley Applauds Launch of Online Portal for Radiation Survivors to Submit RECA Claim

For information about Senator Hawley’s new RECA law to compensate Missourians,click here.
Thursday, January 29, 2026
WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo)applaudedthe Department of Justice (DOJ) for creating an online portal for radioactive waste survivors to upload their claims for life-saving assistance. This comes after Senator Hawley’s expansion of theRadioactive Exposure Compensation Act(RECA) was signed into law last year.
In July 2025, Senator Hawleysecuredthe largest expansion ever to theRadiation Exposure Compensation Act(RECA), signed into law as part of theOne Big Beautiful Bill Act.This legislation will deliver compensation to those who lived near West Lake Landfill and Coldwater Creek and were exposed to radioactive waste. Over 700 Missourians have already received nearly $35 million in compensation. This new onlineportalwill make it that much easier for Missourians to submit their claims and receive life-saving assistance.
The Senator’s expansion provision revived RECA for survivors, allowed tens of thousands of new claimants to receive life-saving assistance—including those across Missouri—and protected the program for years to come. For two years, Senator Hawley led the fight to secure funding for survivors of nuclear contamination across the country, passing a reauthorization bill through the Senate in July 2023 and March 2024.
The RECA portal can be accessedhere.

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