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Cyanide Safety Act of 2006

Introduced: August 3, 2006 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Aug 3, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Aug 3, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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Cyanide Safety Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to require any person who sells or otherwise transfers, at a retail level, hydrogen cyanide and its salts, to: (1) obtain a license for such sale from the Secretary; and (2) record such sale or transfer, including the identity and address of the recipient and the intended use.

Directs the Secretary and the Attorney General to conduct a study of the manufacturing and distribution process of cyanide to determine actions to safeguard the public from its wrongful use, particularly by terrorists, including a determination as to the feasibility and desirability of establishing a central registry of all lot specifications of cyanide to provide quick access to investigative and law enforcement agencies.

What's happening now August 3, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3799: Cyanide Safety Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3799/
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"S. 3799: Cyanide Safety Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3799/.
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S. 3799, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3799/.
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