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Mercury Emissions Control Act

Introduced: February 14, 2008 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 13, 2008

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-1249.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 14, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2643: Mercury Emissions Control Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2643/
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"S. 2643: Mercury Emissions Control Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2643/.
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S. 2643, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2643/.
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