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HR 5232 110th Congress House

To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to…

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Official title: To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.

Introduced: February 13, 2008 See on congress.gov
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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 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 7, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 6, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Feb 6, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 6, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to prohibit any federal or state requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings from requiring a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize energy efficient lighting that contains mercury.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 252 Related bill Expressing the sense of Congress that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public b…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 27, 2008
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5232: To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5232/
MLA
"H.R. 5232: To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5232/.
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H.R. 5232, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5232/.
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[H.R. 5232: To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5232/)
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