HR 8212 · 96th Congress · Health

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study whether there is a relationship between the exposure of members of the Armed Forces of the United States to nuclear radiation in connection with the atomic detonations at Hiroshima and Nagasaki during 1945 and various symptoms currently exhibited by such members.

Introduced 1980-09-25· Sponsored by Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-7]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1980-09-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress and the Veterans Administration on the relationship between exposure of military personnel to radiation following the atomic detonations at Hiroshima and Nagasaki or in the testing preceding such detonations and any health problems they may presently have.…

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