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HRES 140 102th Congress House International Affairs Emergency Management Evacuation of civilians Maps Nuclear power plant accidents Nuclear power plants Radioactive decontamination Reservoirs U.S.S.R.

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

Introduced: May 1, 1991 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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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
 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.

What's happening now May 13, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1