S 3394
115th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Animal and plant health
Birds
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
International organizations and cooperation
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Metals
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Soil pollution
Water quality
Wetlands
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
Aug 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5992-5993)
Aug 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act
This bill establishes a national mercury monitoring program to track long-term changes in: (1) mercury levels and important ancillary measures in the air; and (2) mercury and methyl mercury levels and important ancillary measures in water, soil, or sediments and in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial organisms.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5992-5993)
Committees of jurisdiction
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