A resolution recognizing that mercury pollution can cause severe health problems, including permanent brain damage, kidney damage, and birth defects.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates non-binding Senate resolution expressing that mercury pollution causes severe health problems and urging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain (not loosen) existing controls on mercury emissions. The main policy areas are Environment and Energy.
Who Benefits and How
Environmental and public health advocacy groups would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Creates non-binding Senate resolution expressing that mercury pollution causes severe health problems and urging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain (not loosen) existing controls on mercury emissions...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates non-binding Senate resolution expressing that mercury pollution causes severe health problems and urging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain (not loosen) existing controls on mercury emissions.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Energy
Primary Purpose
The bill creates non-binding Senate resolution expressing that mercury pollution causes severe health problems and urging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain (not loosen) existing controls on mercury emissions.
Policy Domains
Senate Resolution
Identified Gains
- Environmental and public health advocacy groups
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Markey, …
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
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Environmental and public health advocacy groups
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "epa"
- → Environmental Protection Agency
- "the_senate"
- → United States Senate
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