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HRES 648 111th Congress House

Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury.

Introduced: July 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Consumer affairsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth information and medical records
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 15, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jul 14, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 14, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 15, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages the dissemination of information regarding mercury, its uses, and its effects to allow consumers to make informed decisions.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 20, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 13, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 13, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 14, 2009
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 14, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 14, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 14, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 648: Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-648/
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"H. Res. 648: Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-648/.
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H. Res. 648, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-648/.
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