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Environmental Hormone Disruption Research Act of 2009

Introduced: December 1, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Dec 2, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 1, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2848-2849)
Dec 1, 2009
Introduced in House
Dec 1, 2009
Referred to House Rules
Dec 1, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Dec 1, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Environmental Hormone Disruption Research Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish a comprehensive program to: (1) research the health effects on women and children that may result through disruption of the hormone systems; (2) carry out research, development, and demonstrations on technologies to mitigate the occurrence of hormone-disrupting pollutants in the environment and their unintended effects on ecological and wildlife health, in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey (USGS); and (3) coordinate U.S. research on hormone disruption with research conducted in other nations.

Requires the program to provide for: (1) the collection and dissemination of scientifically valid information on human health effects of hormone-disrupting pollutants, the extent of human exposure to such pollutants, and the exposure of wildlife species to such pollutants and possible associated health effects; and (2) research on mechanisms by which such pollutants interact with biological systems, testing for hormone disruption, and the identity and fate of hormone-disrupting pollutants in the environment.

Directs the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to hold a hearing on program implementation.

Gives the Director principal responsibility for conducting and coordinating research on the unintended effects of hormone-disrupting pollutants on human health and the environment.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Hormone Disruption Research Interagency Commission. Establishes a Hormone Disruption Research Panel to make recommendations on the design and implementation of the program.

What's happening now December 2, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8