HCR 22

This resolution urges a joint investigation to determine appropriate monetary compensation for Missouri residents harmed by radioactive contamination from Manhattan Project and Cold War-era nuclear activities, and requests Missouri's Congressional delegation to expand the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include affected Missourians. The bill details extensive radioactive contamination from uranium processing facilities, waste sites, and military experiments in St. Louis City, North St. Louis County, and St. Charles County between 1942-1966, which has caused illnesses and deaths among residents similar to those experienced by atomic bomb workers who already receive federal compensation. The resolution seeks to address the inequity that while Department of Energy workers have received over $284 million in compensation for radiation exposure, nearby residents who suffered from the same contamination—including areas around Francis Howell High School, Coldwater Creek, and the West Lake Landfill—have received no compensation or accountability for their exposure and resulting health impacts.