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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearings on Proposed National Environmental Laboratories (S. 1113)
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document contains the proceedings of a 1971 Senate subcommittee hearing regarding S. 1113, a bill proposed to create a system of . The goal of the legislation was to integrate scientific, social, and technological research to address environmental degradation.
The bill sought to establish a centralized federal research structure to study environmental problems, which would have dictated how the government allocated resources for ecological and pollution-related scientific research.
Who It Affects
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Scientific research community
The bill proposed a new federal structure for conducting environmental research.
Federal environmental agencies
The creation of national laboratories would have altered the landscape of federal environmental study and policy implementation.
Key Facts
- The hearings were held during the Ninety-second Congress, first session.
- The primary subject of the hearings was S. 1113, a bill to establish national environmental laboratories.
- The proposed laboratories were intended to provide integrated knowledge of ecological, social, and technological problems.
- The focus of the research was specifically linked to the degradation of the environment.
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- The hearings were conducted by the Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution.
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Centralization of Environmental Science
The bill reflects a 1970s-era shift toward creating integrated, multi-disciplinary federal research structures to combat environmental degradation.
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