US Congress House Bill 35 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 8 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-06-09 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2015 Requires the Director of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science to carry out a research program on low dose radiation to enhance the scientific understanding of and reduce uncertainties associated with the effects of exposure to low dose radiation. Requires the Director to enter into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct a study assessing the current status and development of a long-term strategy for low dose radiation research. Requires such study to: identify current scientific challenges for understanding the long-term effects of ionizing radiation, assess the status of current low dose radiation research, formulate overall scientific goals for the future of low-dose radiation research, recommend a long-term strategic and prioritized research agenda to address scientific research goals for overcoming the identified scientific challenges in coordination with other research efforts, define the essential components of a research program that would address this research agenda within the universities and the National Laboratories, and assess the effectiveness of such a program. Directs the Secretary of Energy to deliver to Congress a five-year research plan that responds to the study's findings and recommendations and identifies and prioritizes research needs. Makes DOE's limitation on human research inapplicable to research under this Act.

Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2015

Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-09	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
2015-01-08	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2015-01-07	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-01-07	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H82)
2015-01-07	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 35.
2015-01-07	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H82-83)
2015-01-07	House	Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-01-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2015-01-06	House	Introduced in House

HB1806 (Related) 2015-05-21 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/35/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr35/BILLS-114hr35ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr35/BILLS-114hr35eh.pdf