3.0.0 3391 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z House H HR 2011-11-04 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PINGREE of Maine:H.R. 3391.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1--The Congress shall havePower To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.[Page H7399]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2011-11-04T14:21:35Z Referred to 2011-11-04T13:04:25Z Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act 112 1183 S 2011-06-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2011-11-04 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2011-11-04 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-11-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 N L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 12 2011-11-04 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2011-11-04 True J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2011-11-04 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2011-11-04 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2011-11-04 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2011-11-14 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2011-11-14 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2011-11-17 False Environmental Protection Advisory bodies Air quality Ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Metals Soil pollution Water quality Watersheds Environmental Protection 00 2011-11-04 Introduced in House 2012-03-23T19:49:33Z Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a long-term national-scale mercury monitoring program that monitors long-term changes in: (1) mercury levels in air and watersheds, and (2) mercury and methylmercury levels in water and soil and in aquatic and terrestrial organisms.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) select multiple monitoring sites representing different U.S. ecoregions that include national parks, wildlife refuges, national estuarine reserves, and other sensitive ecological areas in which substantive changes are expected from reductions in domestic mercury emissions; (2) establish and publish standardized measurement protocols for the program; and (3) establish a centralized database for environmental mercury data.

Establishes a Mercury Monitoring Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on the establishment, site selection, measurement, recording protocols, data integration, standardization protocols, reporting, funding, and operation of the program.

Requires the Administrator to report on the program every two years and include, every four years, an assessment of the reduction in mercury deposition rates that must be achieved in order to prevent adverse human and ecological effects.

]]> Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act Short Titles as Introduced Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act Display Title Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program. Introduced in House 2011-11-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3391ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3391ih.xml 2011-11-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.