NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Bills and resolutions

Government regulations: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5235), H1916 [27AP]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: global warming impact study funding, H4701, H4702 [28JN]

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (H.R. 2184), E825 [12MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies conduct study on iatrogenic addiction associated with oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release tablets, H834, H835 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Camp Lejeune, NC: require Marine Corps to notify affected persons of drinking water contamination, provide benefits to those exposed, and require a study on the health effects of such exposure, S6004 [16JN]

Government regulations: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (H.R. 5235), S5433 [5JN]