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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the need for international cooperative efforts to identify the individuals exposed to radiation as a result of the nuclear accident…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the need for international cooperative efforts to identify the individuals exposed to radiation as a result of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the Soviet Union and to monitor the health status of those individuals so as to increase, for their benefit and the benefit of the citizens of the United States and of all the world's peoples, the level of understanding of the effects of exposure to radiation.

Introduced: July 29, 1986 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 14, 1986
Executive Comment Received From NRC.
Aug 20, 1986
Executive Comment Requested from State, HHS, Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
Aug 8, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Aug 8, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Aug 8, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Aug 5, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 29, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 29, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 29, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President: (1) is commended for his efforts to assist the Soviet Union in the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident; (2) should continue to offer U.S. assistance; (3) should take appropriate action, in concert with other nations and organizations, to conduct an assessment of the health effects of radiation exposure; and (4) should place the promotion of such international efforts on the agenda of the next U.S.-Soviet summit meeting.

What's happening now October 14, 1986

Executive Comment Received From NRC.

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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 373: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the need for international cooperative efforts to identify the individuals exposed to radiation as a result of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the Soviet Union and to monitor the health status of those individuals so as to increase, for their benefit and the benefit of the citizens of the United States and of all the world's peoples, the level of understanding of the effects of exposure to radiation.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-373/
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"H. Con. Res. 373: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the need for international cooperative efforts to identify the individuals exposed to radiation as a result of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the Soviet Union and to monitor the health status of those individuals so as to increase, for their benefit and the benefit of the citizens of the United States and of all the world's peoples, the level of understanding of the effects of exposure to radiation.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-373/.
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H. Con. Res. 373, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-373/.
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[H. Con. Res. 373: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the need for international cooperative efforts to identify the individuals exposed to radiation as a result of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the Soviet Union and to monitor the health status of those individuals so as to increase, for their benefit and the benefit of the citizens of the United States and of all the world's peoples, the level of understanding of the effects of exposure to radiation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-373/)
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