United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 622 (99th)
A joint resolution to express the sense of Congress that the President should immediately suspend the importation of any article used for human food or drink produced in any country which may have been affected by radioactive contamination from the nuclear accident at Chernobyl, U.S.S.R.
Introduced
5 May 1986
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
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7 February 2024
Summary
Declares that the President should: (1) suspend the importation of food and drink from countries affected by radioactive contamination from the Chernobyl accident until such countries can show that such food and drink are safe; and (2) appoint a task force to establish guidelines for the resumption of importation of such food products. Requires that the ban on such imported food products remain in effect until such guidelines are formed and put into effect.
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summary · EN · 5 May 1986
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-joint-resolution/622
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hjres/622