Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act
Latest action · Mar 12, 2007 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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national-scale mercury monitoring program. Requires such program to monitor: (1) long-term changes in mercury levels in the air and watersheds; (2) mercury levels in water and soil chemistry; and (3) mercury levels in plants and animals.
Establishes the Mercury Monitoring Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on the establishment and operation of the program.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2007 to May 19, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Mar 12, 2007 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Mar 12, 2007 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Apr 7, 2008 | |
| R-VA | John Warner | May 19, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 12, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1533 | Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Program Establishment Act | Related bill | Mar 16, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Agriculture and Food
- Algae
- Animals
- Bioaccumulation
- Birds
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Federal advisory bodies
- Fisheries
- Fishes
- Government Operations and Politics
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Mercury
- Reptiles
- Soil pollution
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
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