HR 6068
110th Congress
House
Commerce
Animals
Consumer protection
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Hotels, motels, etc.
Insect control
State laws
Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008
Introduced: May 15, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
May 15, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 15, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to an eligible state to assist the state, if the State has established a program to inspect at least 20% of rooms in lodging facilities in the state, for cimex lectularius, commonly know as the bed bug. Allows a state to use a grant to conduct inspections, train inspection personnel, and educate lodging proprietors and staff about prevention and eradication of bed bugs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Committees of jurisdiction
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