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To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take no further action on a proposed regulation relating to the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers.

Introduced: July 22, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jul 31, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1574)
Jul 30, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 22, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jul 22, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) take no action to promulgate a final rule on a proposed regulation of the Food and Drug Administration to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in metered-dose inhalers (MDI) as non-essential, making MDIs that use CFCs an adulterated device; and (2) focus efforts on implementing existing Montreal Protocol decisions that will facilitate a transition to CFC-free by the year 2005.

What's happening now July 31, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1574)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 7, 1997
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 22, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2221: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take no further action on a proposed regulation relating to the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2221/
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"H.R. 2221: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take no further action on a proposed regulation relating to the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2221/.
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H.R. 2221, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2221/.
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