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H.R. 4012 (97th)

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study whether there may be a relationship between exposure of members of the Armed Forces of the United States to nuclear radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki immediately after World War II and various symptoms currently exhibited by such members.

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Introduced

25 June 1981

Last action

7 July 1981 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Pursell, Carl D. [R-MI-2], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11], Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Atkinson, Eugene V. [D-PA-25], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence

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3 June 2026

Healthcare · Defence

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Summary

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to determine whether there is a relationship between the exposure of members of the U.S. armed forces to nuclear radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and any abnormal health symptoms currently exhibited by such individuals. Requires a report to Congress within two years of enactment of this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 25 June 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 June 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 June 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 July 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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