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Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007

A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes.

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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 elem... more

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March 15, 2007September 26, 2008September 29, 2008October 14, 2008October 14, 2008

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September 29, 2008Roll 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% Result: Passed

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October 16, 2008 President Bush Signs Obama's Mercury Export Ban into Law

S. 906, the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008, prohibits the transfer of elemental mercury by federal agencies, bans US export of elemental mercury by 2013, ...

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October 14, 2008 US Joins EU in Banning Mercury Exports

The Mercury Market Minimization Act, S. 906, prohibits the sale of mercury by the US government, bans exports of elemental mercury starting in 2010, ...

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October 03, 2008 Taking A Bite Out Of Mercury Trade

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. ...

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December 05, 2008 EIATRACK: Regulatory Alert - President Bush Signs Into Law Mercury ...

On October 14, 2008, President Bush signed into law S.906, the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 (“Act”). The Act amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit, beginning January 1, 2003, the export of elemental mercury, ...

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November 18, 2008 Policies of New President of USA « London Transfer

... Representative Tom Allen (D-ME), and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today announced that President Bush signed into law the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 (S.906), a bipartisan bill ...

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November 15, 2008 Office of the House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

3) S. 906 - Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 (Sen. Obama – Energy and Commerce). 4) H.R. 6600 - Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008 (Rep. Doggett – Ways and Means). 5) H.R. 7175 - To amend the Small Business Act to ...

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