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A bill 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…

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A bill 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 25, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jan 25, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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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 submitted his report to the Congress.

What's happening now January 25, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 25, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 256: A bill 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-S-256/
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"S. 256: A bill 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-S-256/.
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S. 256, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-256/.
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