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HR 1087 110th Congress House

Mercury Emissions Reduction Act

Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to require that mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units be subject to the MACT standard for hazardous air pollutants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative procedureAir pollution controlCommerceElectric power production
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Electric utilitiesEnergyEnvironmental Protection AgencyGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndustrial pollutionLawMercury
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This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 16, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Feb 15, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 15, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 16, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mercury Emissions Reduction Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate standards for mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1087: Mercury Emissions Reduction Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1087/
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"H.R. 1087: Mercury Emissions Reduction Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1087/.
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H.R. 1087, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1087/.
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