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Hormone Disruption Research Act of 2002

Introduced: May 9, 2002 See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 16, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 15, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
May 15, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
May 9, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 9, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E776-777)
May 9, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Hormone Disruption Research Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish a comprehensive research program on the impact and occurrence of hormone disrupting chemicals as they affect human, ecological, and wildlife health.

Requires the program to: (1) compile scientifically valid information, with an emphasis on the effect of low doses during critical life stages and the extent of human and wildlife exposure; (2) research the mechanisms by which such chemicals interact with biological systems as well as their screening and tracking; and (3) include the participation of the U.S. Geological Survey.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Hormone Disruption Research Interagency Commission.

Establishes a Hormone Disruption Research Panel within the Institute.

What's happening now May 17, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 11, 2002
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 11, 2002
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 11, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 4, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4709: Hormone Disruption Research Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4709/
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