A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the sale of dishwashing detergent in the United States if the detergent contains a high level of phosphorus.
Latest action · May 15, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the sale in the United States of residential dishwashing detergent that contains phosphorus in any form in excess of 0.5% (by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus) beginning July 1, 2010.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2008 to Jun 17, 2008, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | May 15, 2008 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | May 22, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 16, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Jun 17, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2008Introduced in Senate
- May 15, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2008Introduced in Senate
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