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Last summer, Congress allowed a program to compensate victims of Cold War-era radiation exposure to expire. Now, a new bipartisan effort to both revive and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is picking up steam.

Thousands of federal workers in Arizona stand to be furloughed Friday as the budget battle in Congress threatens to shut down the government.

Leadership in the U.S. House did not include compensation for victims of radiation exposure in its current budget proposal. The program expired in June and advocates were hoping Congress would renew it before the end of the year.

In June, Congress allowed a 34-year-old federal law that compensates victims of Cold War-era radiation exposure to lapse. Now, an effort is underway to pressure lawmakers to renew and expand the program before the end of the current lame-duck session.

Arizona tribal members are in Washington, D.C., this week to urge Congress to reauthorize the compensation programs for victims of nuclear testing and uranium mining.

Leaders of three northern Arizona tribes advocated for a comprehensive water rights settlement this week in Washington D.C.

Members of Arizona's congressional delegation have introduced legislation that would authorize a water rights settlement with thew Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe and San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.

The Navajo Nation Council is considering legislation to approve a sweeping water rights settlement with the federal government over the Colorado River and Little Colorado River Basin.

The $1.2 trillion budget package passed by Congress Friday didn't include an extension for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The legislation compensates people who lived downwind from nuclear test sites and developed cancer as a result.

Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has announced his campaign for Congress. He’ll take on first-term Republican Rep. Eli Crane in Arizona’s second district.