HR 4012
97th Congress
House
Health
Armed Forces and National Security
Government liability
Government paperwork
Liability for nuclear damages
Nuclear energy
Radiation
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' medical care
World War II
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study whether there may be a relationship between exposure of members of the Armed Forces of the United States to nuclear radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki immediately after World War II and various symptoms currently exhibited by such members.
Introduced: June 25, 1981
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jun 25, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 25, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to determine whether there is a relationship between the exposure of members of the U.S. armed forces to nuclear radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and any abnormal health symptoms currently exhibited by such individuals. Requires a report to Congress within two years of enactment of this Act.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1