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HRES 140 102th Congress House

Calling on the Soviet Union to take certain actions with regard to lasting effects of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl.

Introduced: July 18, 1991 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
International Affairs Emergency ManagementEvacuation of civiliansMapsNuclear power plant accidents
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Nuclear power plantsRadioactive decontaminationReservoirsU.S.S.R.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 13, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
May 13, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 1, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 1, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls upon the Soviet Union to: (1) evacuate all people from all radioactive zones caused by the Chernobyl nuclear accident; (2) decontaminate the Kiev water reservoir on the Dnipro River of radionuclides; (3) cease the planning for construction or operation of, and ask for supervision by an international commission of, nuclear power facilities in the Ukraine; and (4) assemble charts, maps, and any diagrams deemed necessary to indicate areas that have been contaminated.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Oct 2, 1991
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 2, 1991
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 31, 1991
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 18, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 140: Calling on the Soviet Union to take certain actions with regard to lasting effects of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-140/
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"H. Res. 140: Calling on the Soviet Union to take certain actions with regard to lasting effects of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-140/.
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