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MI SB1053

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

6/6/2018

Primary Sponsor

Hoon-Yung Hopgood

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Origin

Senate

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Designates July 16 of each year as "Atomic Veterans Day" in Michigan to honor United States Armed Forces veterans exposed to radiation during their service.

  • Includes veterans designated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as "Atomic Veterans" who served in occupation forces or were prisoners of war near Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan after atomic bomb detonations.

  • Covers veterans exposed to radiation from above-ground and underground nuclear weapons tests, nuclear power plant technicians on aircraft carriers and submarines, X-ray technicians, and those assigned to Enewetak Atoll radiation cleanup projects.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.

Legislative Description

Holidays; other; "Atomic Veterans Day"; designate as July 16. Creates new act.

Veterans: other

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Veterans, Military Affairs And Homeland Security

6/6/2018

Committee Referrals

Veterans, Military Affairs And Homeland Security6/6/2018

Full Bill Text

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