Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Radiation

Bill Introduced: S.3181 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009

2008-06-23T00:00:00Z

An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2589 Ed Walker Memorial Act for Improvements to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program

2008-02-04T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4065 Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws, to enhance border security, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2224 Nuclear Release Notice Act of 2007

2007-10-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to require a licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the State and county in which a facility is located, whenever there is an unplanned release of radioactive substances.

Bill Introduced: S.2208 Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act

2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to protect public health and safety in the event that testing of nuclear weapons by the United States is resumed.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2631 Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act

2007-06-07T00:00:00Z

To strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.154 Expressing the sense of Congress that the fatal radiation poisoning of Russian dissident and writer Alexander Litvinenko raises significant concerns about the potential involvement of elements of the Russian Government in Mr. Litvinenko's death and about the security and proliferation of radioactive materials.

2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress that the fatal radiation poisoning of Russian dissident and writer Alexander Litvinenko raises significant concerns about the potential involvement of elements of the Russian Government in Mr. Litvinenko's death and about the security and proliferation of radioactive materials.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2383 Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act

2007-05-17T00:00:00Z

To protect public health and safety, should the testing of nuclear weapons by the United States be resumed.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1345 To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.

2007-03-06T00:00:00Z

To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.

Bill Introduced: S.776 A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.

2007-03-06T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.268 Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2007

2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the agencies and actors responsible for the administration of such compensation program, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.4954 Internet Gambling bill

2006-10-13T00:00:00Z

To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.

October 13, 2006: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4954 Internet Gambling bill

2006-10-03T00:00:00Z

To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.

October 03, 2006: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4954 Internet Gambling bill

2006-09-30T00:00:00Z

To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.

September 30, 2006: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5840 Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2006

2006-07-19T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.5067 Border Security and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2006

2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

To establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2459 Port Security bill

2006-03-27T00:00:00Z

A bill to improve cargo security, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4954 Internet Gambling bill

2006-03-14T00:00:00Z

To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4941 Homeland Security Science and Technology Enhancement Act of 2006

2006-03-14T00:00:00Z

To reform the science and technology programs and activities of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4899 Port Security bill

2006-03-08T00:00:00Z

To prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the United States unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment to the United States, either directly or via a foreign port.