HCONRES 152
97th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Acid precipitation (Meteorology)
Advisory bodies
Air pollution control
Canada
Conferences
Federal advisory bodies
International Affairs
International environmental cooperation
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the establishment of a North American Air Quality Commission.
Introduced: June 22, 1981
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from EPA, State.
Jun 30, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs.
Jun 30, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jun 30, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Jun 22, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 22, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Canada and the United States should create the North American Air Quality Commission (NAAQC); (2) the NAAQC should be the primary means for coordinating U.S. and Canadian enforcement efforts to reduce acid precipitation pollution; (3) the NAAQC should recommend to Canada and the United States policies and legislation to reduce acid precipitation pollution; and (4) the NAAQC should report twice annually to the Canadian Parliament and the U. S. Congress on both countries' progress toward reduction of such pollution.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from EPA, State.
Cosponsors
1