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
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5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.