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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/42099</id>
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    <title>&#196;&#176;LL&#196;&#176;N&#196;&#176;OU</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/commentary/2997936</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>EVLENMEK &#304;ST&#304;YORUM 40-50 YAS EV&#304; OLAN </name>
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... Representative Tom Allen (D-ME), and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today announced that Congress passed the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 (S.906), a bill introduced in March 2007 to ban ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://54kazim.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!315A717DF6237D53!4341.entry"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Bans Exports of Mercury -- Except in Vaccines</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/commentary/2971668</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Health and Wellness News from the Underground </name>
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The US export ban legislation, S. 906, requires the Department of Energy to establish by 2010 a long-term storage facility for excess commercial mercury. Lawmakers crafted this provision in consultation with three industry groups&#226;&#8364;&#8221;the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theresma.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!80EE15D075B65A13!584.entry"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Quecksilbereinfuhrverbot in den USA</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2950844</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Das Ende der Symptombek&#228;mpfung </name>
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... Vertreter Tom Allen (D-ICH) und Senate Environment und Gemeine Arbeiten, die Ausschussvorsitzende Barbara Boxer (D-CA) heute verk&#195;&#188;ndete, dass Kongress die Merkur Export Bann Tat von 2008 (S.906), eine Rechnung f&#195;&#188;hrte im M&#195;&#164;rz 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.symptome.ch/vbboard/amalgam-ressourcen/30715-quecksilbereinfuhrverbot-usa.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Delivers on Mercury Export Ban</title>
    <link href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/10/03/congress-delivers-on-mercury-export-ban/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2950841</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Hill Blog </name>
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As we all know, much of that discussion has centered on the seeming inability to get anything done in Washington. That is unfortunate since Congress passed an important piece of legislation this week, S.906 - The Mercury Market ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/10/03/congress-delivers-on-mercury-export-ban/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Major mercury protection law passes congress, will prevent exports</title>
    <link href="http://coresectorcommunique.blogspot.com/2008/10/major-mercury-protection-law-passes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/2942040</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>core sector communique </name>
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The new law, called the Mercury Market Minimization Act (S.906), puts an end to the cycle of poison where this dangerous neurotoxin is being phased out by industry and the government here in the United States, but then our surplus ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://coresectorcommunique.blogspot.com/2008/10/major-mercury-protection-law-passes.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill to ban US mercury exports passes Congress</title>
    <link href="http://salzburgsnow.com/2008/10/01/bill-to-ban-us-mercury-exports-passes-congress/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/2933493</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Untitled </name>
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However, the legislation allows up to 10 metric tons of mercury at a time to be exported under so-called &#226;&#8364;&#339;essential use&#226;&#8364;&#157; exemptions. sources: ;Chicago Tribune, Associated Press straight to the bill: ;S. 906.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://salzburgsnow.com/2008/10/01/bill-to-ban-us-mercury-exports-passes-congress/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Passes Obama, Murkowski, Allen Bill to Ban Dangerous ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/2930308</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... Representative Tom Allen (D-ME), and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today announced that Congress passed the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 (S.906), a bill introduced in March 2007 to ban ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/barack-obama/48749476-congress-passes-obama-murkowski-allen-bill-ban-dangerous-mercury-exports"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Passes Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/2930307</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Today legislation (S. 906) passed Congress that prohibits the export of elemental mercury from the United States and provides for its long-term storage and management, effective January 1, 2013. The legislation, first introduced in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pr-gb.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=55816&amp;Itemid=34"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama's mercury export ban legislation sent to Bush</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/2930306</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Docudharma - Recommended Diaries </name>
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Obama's bill is S. 906: Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007. It passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent on September 26, 2008 and it passed, 393-5, in the House yesterday, September 29, 2008. Obama introduced the bill on March 15, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.docudharma.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=9420"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Mercury Export Ban Will Benefit Public Health Worldwide (Rep ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/09/30/new-mercury-export-ban-will-benefit-public-health-worldwide-rep-tom-allen/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Hill Blog </name>
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I was pleased to work with Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to introduce and pass, the Mercury Market Minimization Act (S. 906/HR 1534). This bill will eliminate a key source of mercury from reaching the global [. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/09/30/new-mercury-export-ban-will-benefit-public-health-worldwide-rep-tom-allen/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Passes Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2008 (Redorbit.com)</title>
    <link href="http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Congress-Passes-Mercury-Market-Minimization-Act-of-2008_18_197_669_133149.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/2965826</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today legislation (S. 906) passed Congress that prohibits the export of elemental mercury from the United States and provides for its long-term storage and management, effective January 1, 2013.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/US/Congress-Passes-Mercury-Market-Minimization-Act-of-2008_18_197_669_133149.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Congress agrees ban on mercury exports</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/2942039</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Chemical Watch News </name>
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The Mercury Market Minimization Act (S.906) is backed by the American Chemistry Council, the Chlorine Institute, the National Mining Association and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Similar legislation, banning exports of mercury ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://chemicalwatch.com/1157?rss=news"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote: 'Nay' regarding S.906</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/2942037</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] </name>
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Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] voted 'Nay' on the question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S 906 To prohibit the sale, distribution,transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes regarding S.906 Mercury Market ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5082"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Major mercury protection law passes congress, will prevent exports</title>
    <link href="http://www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachArticle.aspx?cid=27289&amp;amp;codi=37895&amp;amp;idproducttype=8&amp;amp;level=0&amp;amp;section=5" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/2930309</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The new law, called the Mercury Market Minimization Act (S.906), puts an end to the cycle of poison where this dangerous neurotoxin is being phased out by industry and the government here in the...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachArticle.aspx?cid=27289&amp;codi=37895&amp;idproducttype=8&amp;level=0&amp;section=5"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MERCURY: House approves export ban</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/2925859</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The House voted 393-5 today in favor of legislation that would ban US mercury exports. The measure, S. 906, which cleared the Senate on Friday by a voice vote, would&#226;&#8364;&#166;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/09/29/6"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/commentary/2933492</id>
    <updated>2008-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes. September 29, 2008: Cleared for White House.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s906/show"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 906 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://rfflibrary.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/s-906-mercury-export-ban-act-of-2008/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/commentary/2839599</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RFF Library Blog </name>
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[From report] S. 906 would ban the export of elemental mercury, prohibit federal agencies from selling or distributing mercury, and direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide permanent storage for domestic stocks of mercury under ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://rfflibrary.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/s-906-mercury-export-ban-act-of-2008/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 906, Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=9746&amp;amp;type=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-12:/commentary/2831170</id>
    <updated>2008-09-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Workds on July 31, 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=9746&amp;type=1"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>25 new messages in 15 topics - digest</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-08:/commentary/2637436</id>
    <updated>2008-08-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Online News </name>
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S.906 : A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 3/15/2007) Cosponsors (3) Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://onje-newsf.blogspot.com/2008/08/25-new-messages-in-15-topics-digest_08.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mercury Market Minimization Act</title>
    <link href="http://mpp.cclearn.org/?p=41" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/commentary/2590164</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mercury Policy Project </name>
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The Mercury Market Minimization Act, S. 906, (substitute) is scheduled to be marked up today at a hearing of the US Senate Environment &amp;amp; Public Works Committee. The legislation would prohibit the sale of mercury by the US government, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mpp.cclearn.org/?p=41"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>POLLUTION: EPW panel to vote on mercury export ban, perchlorate ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/commentary/2584520</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>E&amp;amp;E Daily </name>
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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is set to vote tomorrow on an assortment of bills to regulate various pollutants, including one that would ban mercury exports. S. 906,&#226;&#8364;&#166;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/rss/2008/07/30/5"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Do I like this guy or am I suffering from the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-24:/commentary/2269261</id>
    <updated>2008-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... Introduced 3/1/07; S. 767, Introduced 3/6/07; S. 768, Introduced 3/6/07; S. 795, Introduced 3/7/07; S. 823, Introduced 3/8/07; S. 906, Introduced 3/15/07; S. 976, Introduced 3/23/07; S. 1067, Introduced 3/29/07; S. 1068, Introduced ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://earth-science-universe.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-question-do-i-like-this-guy-or-am.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: At the President's Desk: S. 906: Mercury Market ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-906" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-16:/commentary/2971669</id>
    <updated>2007-03-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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This bill has been passed by the Senate and House and now awaits the signature of the President before becoming law. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-906"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S. 906, The Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 - Cost per ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_906.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-16:/commentary/2862391</id>
    <updated>2007-03-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Bills with Cost/Savings Data </name>
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S. 906 would prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_906.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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