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Mercury Vapor Study Act of 2020
Introduced: December 1, 2020
Introduced by:
Booker, Cory A.
Democratic
· New Jersey
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Mercury Vapor Study Act of 2020
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a study and report on the potential exposure to mercury vapor from PMA flooring (synthetic flooring made using phenylmercuric acetate as a catalyst). The study and report must also cover the prevalence of PMA flooring in schools and establish appropriate industrial hygiene monitoring steps to prevent or interdict mercury vapor exposure. The report must be available on a publicly available EPA website.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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