H.R. 1291 · 109th Congress
Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2005
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
5 cosponsors · 2 D, 3 R
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Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Defense to utilize and expend funds necessary for rapidly developing, bringing to market, and procuring whole-body radioprotectants.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 15, 2005
Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Defense to utilize and expend funds necessary for rapidly developing, bringing to market, and procuring whole-body radioprotectants.
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security: (1) to report to Congress on the threat of a nuclear or radiological attack against the United States and the availability of effective radioprotectant medical countermeasures; and (2) upon determining that an effective radioprotectant is available or may become available within a reasonable time, to enter into agreements with private companies for the procurement of enough effective, safe, stable, and low-cost radioprotectants to protect the people of the United States.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2005
Latest action (Apr 6, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 15, 2005
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No recorded floor vote found.