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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress the study of mercury…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress the study of mercury required under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 1997 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
May 29, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 22, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
May 22, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should: (1) immediately release to the Congress the study of mercury emissions required under the Clean Air Act to have been completed by November 15, 1994; (2) conduct landfill air emission tests for mercury in the Northeast and nationally; and (3) not exempt mercury-containing lamps from hazardous waste regulations, but instead adopt universal waste rules that foster mercury recycling.

What's happening now May 29, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 1997
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 10, 1997
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 22, 1997
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 22, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 91: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress the study of mercury required under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-91/
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"H. Con. Res. 91: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress the study of mercury required under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-91/.
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H. Con. Res. 91, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-91/.
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