FILE - This July 16, 1945, file photo, shows the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site near Alamagordo, N.M.
A congressional subcommittee was taking testimony Wednesday, March 24, 2021, about who should be eligible under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
The advocacy group has been trying for years to bring awareness to the lingering effects of nuclear fallout surrounding the Trinity Site.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez testified about the environmental and health effects of decades of uranium mining on tribal land.
If Congress doesn't doesn't renew the program, no more claims can be filed after July 2022.