S 1137 · 96th Congress · Health

A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to request the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study concerning standardizing certain tests for determining potential carcinogenicity, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1979-05-15· Sponsored by Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.(1979-05-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to request the National Academy of Science to conduct a study regarding the desirability of developing a Federal policy for the determination of the potential carcinogenicity in man of chemicals tested primarily in nonhuman test systems through the standardization of certain tests.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican