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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... morehide bill summary

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Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.5673	Pass	In the nature of a substitute.

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
March 15, 2007		September 26, 2008		September 29, 2008		October 14, 2008		October 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

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
September 29, 2008	House	S.906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 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	393	5	Passed	See Vote

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Enacted on Oct 14, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-414.
Signed on Oct 14, 2008.
Oct 03, 2008. Presented to President.
Passed roll in the House on Sep 29, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 5, 6 Present (Roll no. 669).
Passed roll in the House on Sep 29, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 5, 6 Present (Roll no. 669). (text: CR 9/27/2008 H10178-10179)
Sep 29, 2008: Considered as unfinished business.
Sep 29, 2008. Cleared for White House.
Sep 27, 2008: Held at the desk.
Sep 27, 2008: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Hall (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Sep 27, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 906.
Sep 27, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
Sep 27, 2008: Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 27, 2008: Received in the House.
Sep 27, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Sep 26, 2008. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 26, 2008: The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 26, 2008: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Sep 22, 2008: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-477. Minority views filed.
Added to calendar on Sep 22, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1038..
Jul 31, 2008: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Added to calendar on Jul 31, 2008: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably..
May 13, 2008: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Mar 15, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 15, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3213)
Introduced on Mar 15, 2007.
Mar 15, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3213)

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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 (âActâ). 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 Â« 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 â Energy and Commerce). 4) H.R. 6600 - Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008 (Rep. Doggett â Ways and Means). 5) H.R. 7175 - To amend the Small Business Act to ...

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

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