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HR 4292 103th Congress House

Radiation Experimentation Victims Act of 1994

Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy to report on certain radiation experiments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 1994 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Apr 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 21, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E740-741)
Apr 21, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 25, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Radiation Experimentation Victims Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) report to the Congress on certain federally funded or conducted experiments that exposed individuals to radiation; (2) develop a plan to study the subsequent long-term health effects upon such individuals and their natural children; and (3) make recommendations to the Congress whether compensation is appropriate where the causal relationship between the contracting of a disease and participation in such experiments cannot be established.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4292: Radiation Experimentation Victims Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4292/
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