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HRES 445 99th Congress House International Affairs International agencies International control of nuclear power International cooperation Nuclear energy Nuclear power plant accidents Nuclear power plants Public safety Radiation safety Science and technology Scientific exchanges Standards U.S.S.R.

A resolution to establish an international emergency response team to deal with accidents in nuclear power facilities and to provide for international inspection to assure their safe operation.

Introduced: May 1, 1986 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 9, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
May 9, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 9, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
May 1, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 1, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the House of Representatives urges: (1) the Soviet Union to share with the international scientific community information about the Chernobyl accident and to open the nuclear site for international inspection; (2) the establishment of an international emergency alert system; (3) the International Atomic Energy Agency to establish safety standards for nuclear power plants; and (4) the United States and other member nations of the Agency to implement standards by directing the Agency to establish an international emergency response force. Encourages the formation of an international commission to examine the causes of the Chernobyl accident.

What's happening now May 9, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 24, 1986
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 1, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 445: A resolution to establish an international emergency response team to deal with accidents in nuclear power facilities and to provide for international inspection to assure their safe operation.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-445/
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"H. Res. 445: A resolution to establish an international emergency response team to deal with accidents in nuclear power facilities and to provide for international inspection to assure their safe operation.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-445/.
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H. Res. 445, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-445/.
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