HR 5232
110th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Congress
Day care
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Energy
Energy efficiency
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Higher education
Hospitals
Legislation
Lighting
Mental care facilities
Mercury
Nursing homes
School buildings
Social Welfare
State laws
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 6, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.