WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Radiation

S. 3181, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $447.91

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

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

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H.R. 2631, The Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.84

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2631 would strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material....

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H.R. 6019, The Ray Ruiz Special Exposure Cohort Act

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6019 would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to grant Special Exposure Cohort designation to a specific group of individuals from a Department of Energy facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico....

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S. 2589, The Ed Walker Memorial Act for Improvements to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2589 would 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....

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H.R. 4065, The Border Enforcement, Employment Verification, and Illegal Immigration Control Act

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4065 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws and it would enhance border security....

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S. 2224, The Nuclear Release Notice Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2224 would 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....

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S. 2208, The Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2208 would protect public health and safety in the event that testing of nuclear weapons by the United States is resumed....

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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

Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H. Con. Res. 154 would express 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....

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H.R. 2383, The Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2383 would protect public health and safety, should the testing of nuclear weapons by the United States be resumed....

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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

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1345 would 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....

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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

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 776 would 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....

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H.R. 268, The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2007

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 268 would 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....

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H.R. 4941, The Homeland Security Science and Technology Enhancement Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $1.30

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4941 would authorize the appropriation of such sums as necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2009 for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out research and development programs to improve rail and mass transit security. The bill also would authorize the appropriation of sums necessary for fiscal year 2007 for DHS to support research and development programs to improve the security of information systems. Finally, the legislation would require DHS to prepare several reports a...

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S. 2459, The GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act - Cost per Average Family: $42.71

Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2459 would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2007-2012 period for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs to improve the security of U.S. ports. In addition, S. 2459 would require DHS, not later than December 31, 2007, to examine all containers entered through the busiest 22 U.S. seaports for radiation emissions. S. 2459 would also require the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to establish, by regulation, certain standards and procedures for securing all cont...

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H.R. 4437, The Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $17.92

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4437 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to extend and expand a system to verify the eligibility of certain people for employment in the United States. The bill also would require DHS to reimburse counties along the southern U.S. border for costs relating to the detention of illegal aliens, increase the number of border inspection personnel, deploy radiation portal monitors at ports of entry, and establish an Office of Air and ...

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H.R. 4312, The Border Security and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $8.56

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4312 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the number of border inspection personnel, deploy radiation portal monitors at ports of entry, and establish an Office of Air and Marine Operations within DHS. The bill also would make many other amendments to current law and changes to existing DHS procedures that aim to increase the security of U.S. borders....

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