H.R. 2024 (RH) - Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act - BILLS-104hr2024rh | Content Details

H.R. 2024 (RH) - Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act

Actions: Mr. Klug (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Manton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tauzin, and Mrs. Thurman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed2d Session H. R. 2024, Additional sponsors: Mr. Towns, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Burr, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Luther, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. Furse, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Foley, and Mr. White, Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Full Title: To phase out the use of mercury in batteries and provide for the efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling or proper disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, and certain other batteries, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors: Paul E. Gillmor (OH); Michael Bilirakis (FL); Sherrod Brown (OH); Jack Fields (TX); Gary A. Franks (CT); J. Dennis Hastert (IL); Blanche L. Lincoln (AR); Thomas J. Manton (NY); Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ); Bill Richardson (NM); Cliff Stearns (FL); W. J. (Billy) Tauzin (LA); Karen L. Thurman (FL); Bill Paxon (NY); Sam Gejdenson (CT); Gary L. Ackerman (NY); Peter Deutsch (FL); Richard Burr (NC); Thomas W. Ewing (IL); Dan Schaefer (CO); F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (WI); Bart Stupak (MI); Bill Luther (MN); James C. Greenwood (PA); Jim Lightfoot (IA); Bernard Sanders (VT); Christopher Cox (CA); Elizabeth Furse (OR); Nathan Deal (GA); Mark Foley (FL); Rick White (WA)