3.0.0 4934 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z Senate S 2020-12-01 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-12-01T21:13:03Z 2020-12-01 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2020-12-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N Environmental Protection Air quality Building construction Congressional oversight Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Environmental Protection 00 2020-12-01 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-29T20:03:23Z Mercury Vapor Study Act of 2020

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a study and report on the potential exposure to mercury vapor from PMA flooring (synthetic flooring made using phenylmercuric acetate as a catalyst). The study and report must also cover the prevalence of PMA flooring in schools and establish appropriate industrial hygiene monitoring steps to prevent or interdict mercury vapor exposure. The report must be available on a publicly available EPA website.

]]> Mercury Vapor Study Act of 2020 Display Title Mercury Vapor Study Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Mercury Vapor Study Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on mercury vapor released from synthetic flooring made using phenylmercuric acetate, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4934is/xml/BILLS-116s4934is.xml 2020-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.