A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a national assessment of the extent to which radon gas formed from naturally occurring deposits of uranium is a threat to public health, to authorize a demonstration program to test methods of eliminating the threat to public health from radon gas, and to authorize disaster relief assistance for releases of radon gas.

Summary

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to the Congress within one year an evaluation on the threat to human health of radon gas and radon daughters forming from naturally occurring deposits of uranium and collecting in residences. Directs the Administrator to conduct a demonstration program testing methods of reducing or eliminating the threat, reporting periodically to the Congress on the results. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 to include assistance for releases of radon gas.

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Timeline

1. 1 August 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

2. 1 August 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 August 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 August 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 12 August 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.

   Source: Committee

6. 12 August 1985

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from EPA, OMB.

   Source: Committee

7. 10 December 1985

   Committee

   See H.R.2005.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 August 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Cosponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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