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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 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 12, 2020

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5685 Related bill Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Oct 18, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Oct 18, 2019
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Oct 18, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4733: Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4733/
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"H.R. 4733: Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4733/.
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H.R. 4733, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4733/.
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