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S. 3660, The Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3660 would amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, and it would encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes....

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S. 150, The Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 150 would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and children by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for perchlorate....

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S. 1911, The TCE Reduction Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1911 would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of susceptible populations, including pregnant women, infants, and children, by requiring a health advisory, drinking water standard, and reference concentration for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion....

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S. 24, The Perchlorate Monitoring and Right-to-Know Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.23

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 24 would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a health advisory and monitoring of drinking water for perchlorate....

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P.L. 110-314, The Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.33

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4040 would establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission....

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H.R. 6393, The Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6393 would amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote tobacco use cessation under the Medicare Program, the Medicaid Program, and the maternal and child health program....

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H.R. 1108, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $85.12

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1108 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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H.R. 5527, The TCE Reduction Act of 2008

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5527 would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of susceptible populations, including pregnant women, infants, and children, by requiring a health advisory, drinking water standard, and reference concentration for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion....

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S. 625, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $84.54

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 625 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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S. 2274, The Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2274 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan....

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H.R. 3290, The School Environment Protection Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3290 would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require local educational agencies and schools to implement integrated pest management systems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and to provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the use of pesticides in schools....

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S. 1865, The Life Insurance Fairness for Travelers Act of 2007

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1865 would provide for mandatory availability of life insurance that does not preclude future lawful travel....

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S. 1834, The HEALTH Act

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1834 would improve the health of Americans through the gradual elimination of tobacco products....

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H.R. 2693, To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2693 would direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl....

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H.R. 2717, The Access to Medical Treatment Act

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2717 would permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests....

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H.R. 2108, The Human and Pet Food Safety Act of 2007

Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2108 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food for humans and pets....

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S. 1274, The Human and Pet Food Safety Act of 2007

Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1274 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food for humans and pets....

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H.R. 2101, The Mercury in Dental Fillings Disclosure and Prohibition Act

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2101 would prohibit after 2008 the introduction into interstate commerce of mercury intended for use in a dental filling....

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H.R. 2076, The Lead-Free Drinking Water Act of 2007

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2076 would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided a safe, lead-free supply of drinking water....

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S. 1082, The Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $72.91

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1082 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription drug user fee provisions....

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H.R. 912, The Spinach Research and Recovery Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 912 would provide additional funds for food safety research related to perishable agricultural commodities and provide emergency financial assistance to producers and first handlers of fresh spinach for losses incurred as a result of the removal of fresh spinach and products containing fresh spinach from the market and other actions undertaken in response to a public health advisory regarding spinach issued by the Food and Drug Administration in September 2006....

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H.R. 723, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other purposes

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 723 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters....

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H.R. 4167, The National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.94

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST

The National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to prohibit states or local governments from establishing or continuing in effect requirements imposed on food that are not identical to federal requirements under specified FDCA provisions concerning the definition of food adulteration or the issuance of warning notifications concerning the safety of food. H.R. 4167 would establish a petition process by which states could request exemption f...

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H.R. 1721, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $1.41

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1721 would authorize appropriations through fiscal year 2011 for the water quality program that benefits coastal states under the Clean Water Act. Under this program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides grants to state or local governments to support their efforts to monitor the quality of coastal waters and notify the public of any conditions where beach water does not meet established standards....

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