S 2643
110th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Administrative procedure
Air pollution control
Electric power production
Environmental Protection Agency
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Mercury
Mercury Emissions Control Act
Introduced: February 14, 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 13, 2008
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-1249.
Feb 14, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 14, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Mercury Emissions Control Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to propose regulations to: (1) control the emission of hazardous air pollutants, including mercury pollutants, from electric utility steam generating units; and (2) require a reduction of not less than 90% in such mercury emissions.
What's happening now
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-1249.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1