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HR 371 101th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Ammonia Congressional reporting requirements Gases Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances

To direct a study by the Secretary of Agriculture of the classification of anhydrous ammonia as a poisonous gas for purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 12, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 5, 1989
Field Hearings Held in Denver, Colorado.
May 15, 1989
Field Hearings Held in San Jose, California.
May 5, 1989
Field Hearings Held in Cambridge, Ohio.
Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Feb 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of the classification of anhydrous ammonia as a poisonous gas for purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.

Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from implementing the classification of anhydrous ammonia as a poisonous gas for purposes of such Act until the Secretary of Agriculture has reported to the Congress.

What's happening now July 13, 1989

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 8, 1989
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 3, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 371: To direct a study by the Secretary of Agriculture of the classification of anhydrous ammonia as a poisonous gas for purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, and for other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-371/
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"H.R. 371: To direct a study by the Secretary of Agriculture of the classification of anhydrous ammonia as a poisonous gas for purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, and for other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-371/.
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H.R. 371, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-371/.
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