HR 4733
116th 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 2019
Introduced: October 18, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2020
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Mar 12, 2020
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Oct 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Oct 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Energy to conduct a research program on low-dose and low-dose-rate radiation to enhance the scientific understanding of the effects of exposure and to improve risk-assessment and risk-management methods.
Low-dose radiation means a dose of less than 100 millisieverts. Low-dose-rate radition means a radiation dose rate of less than 5 millisieverts per hour. (For comparison, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission limits an adult's annual occupational radiation dose to 50 millisieverts and dose rate to approximately .025 millisieverts per hour.)
What's happening now
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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