Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) delayed plans to renew an expiring radiation compensation program after Missouri lawmakers objected to the bill excluding residents in their state.

Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), in coordination with Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) in the Senate, has led the Missouri delegation in pressing the speaker to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to additional states where the U.S. government tested nuclear weapons or mishandled waste. Hawley’s bill, which reauthorizes the program for another five years, passed the Senate in March.

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