Medical Radiation Safety Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Medical Radiation Safety Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Radiation Policy Council, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and appropriate State agencies, to promulgate dental and medical radiologic procedure accreditation and certification standards. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States (not to exceed 50 percent of the costs) for such programs. Directs the Secretary to provide a model law for radiologic safety to the States. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary to prescribe radiological equipment safety regulations. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to promulgate Federal radiation protection guidelines which shall encourage the therapeutic medical application of radiation with the minimum radiologic exposure. States that any such standards shall apply to all executive departments and agencies. States that no later than three years after enactment of this Act: (1) Federal assistance will only be provided in States having accreditation and certification programs consistent with Federal standards; and (2) no Federal assistance will be provided to any person not in compliance with specified Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regulations. Authorizes the Secretary to make hardship exceptions to such requirements.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on April 3, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 3, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JACOB JAVITS (R-NY) introduced it on April 3, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 3, 1980, 16961 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16961 days ago, on April 3, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers