Speaker Johnson Reverses on Radiation Compensation Renewal Bill After Opposition

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday reversed his decision to bring a vote to renew, but not expand, a compensation program for Americans exposed to radiation during the development and testing of nuclear weapons. The speaker had scheduled a vote next week on a bill to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). But the announcement drew pushback from lawmakers in both parties who support another bill that would expand the program. “After consulting with [Missouri] Congresswoman [Ann] Wagner, the Majority Leader [Steve Scalise] and Speaker have decided not to bring the proposed RECA reauthorization to the floor next week,” a spokesperson for Mr. Johnson said in an email to The Epoch Times on May 29....