Hormone Disruption Research Act of 2002

This bill, introduced in 2002, proposed the creation of a comprehensive federal research program to study how "hormone-disrupting" chemicals affect the health of humans and wildlife. It would have directed the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to investigate how exposure to low doses of these chemicals, especially during critical stages of life, impacts biological systems. For the average citizen, this legislation aimed to improve public safety by identifying environmental toxins and establishing an interagency commission to better track and screen for substances that interfere with natural hormonal functions.