Expressing the sense of Congress that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings should require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.
Latest action · Nov 13, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 9, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that no federal or state requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings should require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize lighting that contains mercury.
Cosponsors
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Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Nov 9, 2007 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Nov 13, 2007 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 9, 2007 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Nov 13, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Nov 13, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Nov 9, 2007Introduced in House
- Nov 9, 2007Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Related bills 1
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Titles 1
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- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings should require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Congress
- Day care
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy efficiency
- Environmental Protection
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Higher education
- Hospitals
- Legislation
- Lighting
- Mental care facilities
- Mercury
- Nursing homes
- School buildings
- Social Welfare
- State laws
Text 1
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- Nov 9, 2007Introduced in House
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