Expressing concern over the current Federal policy that allows the exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing Nations, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should join other developed Nations and ban the exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing Nations.
Latest action · Jul 31, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 31, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses: (1) concern over the federal policy that allows the exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing nations; and (2) support for joining other developed nations and banning such exportation.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2008 to Sep 29, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jul 31, 2008 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jul 31, 2008 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jul 31, 2008 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Sep 29, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2008 |
| Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jul 31, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 31, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
- Jul 31, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing concern over the current Federal policy that allows the exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing Nations, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should join other developed Nations and ban the exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing Nations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2008Introduced in House
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