3.0.0 4260 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z House H HR 2004-05-04 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2004-05-06T14:08:12Z Referred to 2004-05-04T16:33:15Z 2004-05-06 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2004-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 N B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2004-05-04 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2004-05-04 True A000359 Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] ANIBAL ACEVEDO-VILA D PR 0 2004-05-11 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2004-05-11 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2004-05-11 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2004-05-11 False S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2004-05-11 False W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2004-05-13 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2004-05-13 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2004-05-13 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2004-05-17 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2004-05-17 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2004-05-17 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2004-05-18 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2004-05-20 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2004-05-20 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2004-06-08 False Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Child safety Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Contractors Dental care Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Environmental Protection Agency Families Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Hazardous wastes Health Health education Law Manufacturing industries Medical supplies Mercury Product safety Public Lands and Natural Resources Recycling of waste products Refuse and refuse disposal School buildings School security Environmental Protection 00 2004-05-04 Introduced in House 2004-06-03T12:52:51Z Safe Communities and Safe Schools Mercury Reduction Act of 2004 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for projects to: (1) reduce free-flowing elemental mercury and mercury-added products from the environment; (2) safely dispose of or recycle mercury; (3) educate communities and citizens about mercury's harmful effects; (4) develop and carry out a plan for eliminating free-flowing mercury and instruments containing mercury from K-12 public and private schools; or (5) carry out a mercury thermometer exchange program.

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) prohibit the sale or supplying of mercury fever thermometers to consumers except by prescription; and (2) require manufacturers of such prescribed thermometers to provide instructions on careful handling to avoid breakage and proper cleanup in the event of breakage. Requires contractors who replace building thermostats in residential or commercial buildings to dispose of replaced thermometers through recycling programs established or participated in by building thermostat manufacturers as required by this Act.

Requires the Administrator to publish guidance to assist State and local governments in removing elemental free-flowing mercury and mercury-added instruments from public and private schools.

Directs the Administrator to issue regulations requiring dentists to install a device that captures 90 percent or more of mercury-laden amalgam on every chair or office structure in which mercury amalgam is administered to patients.

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