United States · Resolution · SCONRES
S.Con.Res. 28 (105th)
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress the study of mercury required under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
Introduced
22 May 1997
Last action
22 May 1997 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should: (1) immediately release to the Congress the study of mercury emissions required under the Clean Air Act to have been completed by November 15, 1994; (2) initiate a pilot program for landfill air emission tests for mercury in the Northeast and nationally; and (3) not exempt mercury-containing lamps from hazardous waste regulations, but instead adopt universal waste rules that foster mercury recycling.
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Timeline
22 May 1997
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5016-5017)
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 1997
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 May 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/28
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/sconres/28
- us · 105-sconres-28 · source updated 14 January 2025