HR 4675
115th 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 2018
Introduced: December 18, 2017
Introduced by:
Marshall, Roger
Republican
· Kansas
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 14, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 13, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 13, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1090)
Feb 13, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1090)
Feb 13, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4675.
Feb 13, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1090-1092)
Feb 13, 2018
Mr. Marshall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 13, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 416.
Feb 13, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-554.
Jan 10, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jan 10, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 18, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Dec 18, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Energy to carry out a research program on low-dose radiation to enhance the scientific understanding of the effects of exposure and to improve risk-assessment and risk-management methods.
"Low-dose radiation" is defined as a dose less than 100 millisieverts. (The Nuclear Regulatory Commission limits an adult's annual occupational radiation dose to 50 millisieverts.)
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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