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Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Study Act

Introduced: July 30, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 30, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6074)
Jul 30, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Study Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transmit to Congress, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, the results of a study, using the best available science, of petroleum coke that includes: (1) an analysis of the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke; (2) an assessment of potential approaches and best practices for storing, transporting, and managing petroleum coke; and (3) a quantitative analysis of current and projected domestic petroleum coke production and utilization locations. Requires the Secretary to compile and publish on a publicly available website the results of such study.

What's happening now July 30, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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