Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced the Radiation Health Research Act, legislation that directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to design and implement a program to study the health effects of nuclear radiation on women and girls.
Support legislation that directs NIH to study the long-term health effects of nuclear radiation on women and girls.
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introduced the Radiation Health Research Act, legislation that directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to design and implement a program to study the health effects of nuclear radiation on women and girls
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8852, the Radiation Health Research Act, with last action May 15, 2026: Mr. Lawler introduced the bill with Mr. Levin, and it was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The full title directs NIH to design and implement a program studying nuclear radiation health effects on women.
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The introduced bill text states that the Director of NIH shall design and implement a program to study nuclear radiation health effects on women, specifically examining pregnant women, adolescent girls, and pre-adolescent girls, with longitudinal monitoring for at least 10 years.
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Lawler directly supported the promised legislation by introducing H.R. 8852, the Radiation Health Research Act, during his current House term. The bill’s text directs NIH to study long-term nuclear radiation health effects on women and girls, including pregnant women, adolescent girls, and pre-adolescent girls with longitudinal monitoring. Because the promise was to support such legislation, not necessarily enact it, sponsorship/introduction satisfies the commitment in the same term.