# Mid-course Corrections:   House Passes NNI Reauthorization Bill

*Published:* 2008-06-06
*Author:* 

*Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist.*

Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 ([H.R. 5940](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.05940:)), by a vote of 407-6. Among other changes, the bill calls for a number of much-needed improvements in how the NNI addresses health and environmental concerns associated with nanotechnology. See [EDF’s news release](http://www.edf.org/pressrelease.cfm?contentID=7967) issued today.