S 843
110th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Agriculture and Food
Algae
Animals
Bioaccumulation
Birds
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Environmental monitoring
Federal advisory bodies
Fisheries
Fishes
Government Operations and Politics
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mercury
Reptiles
Soil pollution
Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 12, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1