Missouri's Comprehensive RECA Radiation Exposure Details
July 4, 2025
President Trump Signs RECA In The One Big Beautiful Bill
Legislation signed in the One Big Beautiful Bill extends vital compensation to victims and families affected by radioactive contamination across our state. Missouri is included for the first time in RECA.
July 8, 2025
Senator Josh Hawley
Offers RECA Hotline -
How To Apply
Senator Josh Hawley's Press Conference celebrating the passage and signing of RECA held in St. Cinn Park on July 8, 2005
Senator Hawley RECA Hotline: 1-(202) 228-4388
January 15, 2026
Governor Recognizes Rep. Byrnes' Advocacy
New clinical partnerships have been established to provide free health screenings and financial aid guidance for eligible Missouri families.
Radiation Exposure Compensation Roadmap
Who Qualifies
Missouri RECA zip codes
Many zip codes were provided but Congress agreed to the following as having proven radiation exposure from the nuclear bombs created by the DOE in WWII and the Cold War:
“Affected area” refers to a defined geographical zone. Under RECA, the following 21 zip codes in Missouri are defined as affected areas:
63031, 63033, 63034, 63042, 63043, 63044, 63045, 63074, 63102, 63114, 63121, 63134, 63135, 63138, 63140, 63145, 63147, 63304, 63341, 63367, 63368.
Qualifying Cancers
Any leukemia
Provided that the initial exposure occurred after 20 years of age and the onset of the disease was at least 2 years after the initial exposure.
Multiple myeloma
Lymphoma (other than Hodgkin’s disease)
Primary cancer of the–
* Bile ducts
* Bone
* Brain
* Breast (male or female)
* Colon
* Esophagus
* Gallbladder
* Liver (except if cirrhosis or hepatitis B is indicated)
* Lung
* Ovary
* Pancreas
* Pharynx
* Renal
* Salivary Gland
* Small intestine
* Stomach
* Thyroid
* Urinary Bladder
If an individual was physically present in an affected area, contracted a specific disease, and meets the conditions related to disease onset listed above, they are eligible for compensation under RECA. Make sure your affected area is documented over multiple years. Example: One report card only showing one school year does not provide proof of two years. It only provides proof of one year. Make sure you have multiple years of records or a span of years on the document.
Josh Hawley RECA Hotline
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Missouri Attorney General’s Office: 1-800-392-8222
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Senator Hawley’s RECA Hotline: (202) 228-4388
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Department of Justice: 1-800-729-7327 | DOJ email: Civil.RECA@usdoj.gov
Department of Justice - RECA Claim Portal
Certified documents have previously been required when filing a claim to this program, but that requirement may be subject to change. The intent of certification is to strengthen your claim. The italicized language below detailing instructions related to certifying documents that prove physical presence is copied from the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program Downwinder Claim Form. Please refer to the most updated guidance from the Department of Justice website when filing your claim: https://www.justice.gov/civil/common/reca.
RECA Town HAll
Part 1of 2 RECA TOWNHALL 10.14.2025
The St. Charles City-County Library (SCCCL) in partnership with State Representative Tricia Byrnes, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s office, and St. Charles County, will co-host a Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) town hall for residents planning to apply for compensation.
July 2023, State Rep. Tricia Byrnes, speaks at a press conference in Weldon Spring about radiologically contaminated sites in the St. Charles and St. Louis region. To her left stands U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, who promised to introduce legislation to compensate residents who became ill because of radiation exposure.
TRICIA BYRNES
PROVEN CONSERVATIVE.
PROVEN REFORMER.
SHE IS FOR THE PEOPLE. NOT LOBBYISTS.