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Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2004

Introduced: July 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Aug 2, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response.
Jul 22, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Homeland Security (Select), 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.
Jul 22, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Defense to utilize and expend funds necessary for rapidly developing, bringing to market, and procuring whole-body radioprotectants.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security: (1) to report to Congress on the threat of a nuclear or radiological attack against the United States and the availability of effective radioprotectant medical countermeasures; and (2) upon determining that an effective radioprotectant is available or may become available within a reasonable time, to enter into agreements with private companies for the procurement of enough effective, safe, stable, and low-cost radioprotectants to protect the people of the United States, including in a multi-location attack scenario.

What's happening now August 2, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 6, 2004
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Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 22, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5000: Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5000/
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"H.R. 5000: Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5000/.
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H.R. 5000, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5000/.
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