HR 2835
106th Congress
House
Health
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Electromagnetic waves
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to medical research
Governmental investigations
Microwaves
Radiation
Radiation safety
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Wireless communication
To require an assessment of research on effects of radio frequency emissions on human health.
Introduced: September 9, 1999
Introduced by:
Sanders, Bernard
Independent
· Vermont
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 9, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Sep 9, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out an independent assessment of the effects of radio frequency emission on human health through grants to appropriate public and private entities. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Secretary to report to Congress no later than January 1, 2001, on existing research evaluating the biological effects to human health of short term, high-level, as well as long-term, low-level exposures to such emissions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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