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HR 5544 113th Congress House Health Cell biology and embryology Energy research Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Radiation Research administration and funding

Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2014

Introduced: November 13, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 18, 2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 17, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 17, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8011)
Nov 17, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8011)
Nov 17, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5544.
Nov 17, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8011-8012)
Nov 17, 2014
Mr. Broun (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 18, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Sep 18, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science to carry out a research program on low dose radiation to enhance the scientific understanding of and reduce uncertainties associated with the effects of exposure to low dose radiation.

Requires the Director to enter into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct a study assessing the current status and development of a long-term strategy for low dose radiation research.

Requires such study to:

  • identify current scientific challenges for understanding the long-term effects of ionizing radiation,
  • assess the status of current low dose radiation research,
  • formulate overall scientific goals for the future of low-dose radiation research,
  • recommend a long-term strategic and prioritized research agenda to address scientific research goals for overcoming the identified scientific challenges in coordination with other research efforts,
  • define the essential components of a research program that would address this research agenda within the universities and the National Laboratories, and
  • assess the effectiveness of such a program.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to deliver to Congress a five-year research plan that responds to the study's findings and recommendations and identifies and prioritizes research needs.

Makes DOE's limitation on human research inapplicable to research under this Act.

What's happening now November 18, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4159 Related bill America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2014
  • HR 4869 Related bill Department of Energy Research and Development Act of 2014
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 14, 2014
Palazzo, Steven
· Nov 14, 2014
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Nov 13, 2014
Hultgren, Randy
· Nov 13, 2014
Lipinski, Daniel
· Nov 13, 2014
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Nov 13, 2014
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Nov 13, 2014
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Nov 13, 2014
Collins, Chris
· Sep 18, 2014
SMITH, LAMAR
· Sep 18, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5544: Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5544/
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"H.R. 5544: Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5544/.
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