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Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act

Introduced: March 12, 2007 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Mar 12, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 12, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national-scale mercury monitoring program. Requires such program to monitor: (1) long-term changes in mercury levels in the air and watersheds; (2) mercury levels in water and soil chemistry; and (3) mercury levels in plants and animals.

Establishes the Mercury Monitoring Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on the establishment and operation of the program.

What's happening now March 12, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1533 Related bill Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Program Establishment Act
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 7, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 843: Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-843/
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"S. 843: Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-843/.
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