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Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2005

Introduced: March 15, 2005 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
Mar 29, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 16, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E449)
Mar 15, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Homeland Security, 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.
Mar 15, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2005 - 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.

What's happening now April 6, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 16, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 16, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1291: Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1291/
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"H.R. 1291: Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1291/.
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H.R. 1291, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1291/.
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