Arsenic-Treated Wood Mandatory Labeling Act

Bill Number

HR 2721

Introduced

Aug 2, 2001

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the C ...

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Administrative procedure Air pollution control Arsenic Carcinogens Child health Child safety Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Environmental health Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Equipment and supplies Families Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health Health warnings Incineration Labor and Employment Law Lumber trade Occupational health and safety Parks Playgrounds Public Lands and Natural Resources Sports and Recreation Warning labels Wood

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Arsenic-Treated Wood Mandatory Labeling Act - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require that a specified warning label be affixed to arsenic-treated wood sold in the United States.

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Aug 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Aug 14, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Aug 2, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 2, 2001

Introduced in House

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