U.S. Congress - S.906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007
S.906 - Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007
A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Short: Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 as enacted.
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Result: Passed - September 29, 2008
Roll call number 669 in the House
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
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes:
90%
Official Summary
3/15/2007--Introduced.Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to: (1) prohibit any federal agency from conveying, selling, or distributing to any other federal, state, or local agency, or any private individual or entity, any elemental mercury undeOfficial Summary
3/15/2007--Introduced.Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to:
(1) prohibit any federal agency from conveying, selling, or distributing to any other federal, state, or local agency, or any private individual or entity, any elemental mercury under the control or jurisdication of such agency;
(2) prohibit the export of elemental mercury from the United States effective January 1, 2010;
(3) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to Congress on mercury compounds that may currently be used in products or processes; and
(4) establish the Excess Mercury Storage Advisory Committee.
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