WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Fibers

H.R. 5522, The Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.62

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5522 would require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust....

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H.R. 3285, The Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3285 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products....

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S. 742, The Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.06

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 742 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products....

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H.R. 917, The Berry Amendment Extension Act

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 917 would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from procuring certain items directly related to the national security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States....

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H.R. 969, To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, and for other purposes

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 969 would amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities....

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S. 177, The Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.37

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 177 would authorize the appropriation of funds for 2006 and for each subsequent fiscal year for a program to address the infestation of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive trees in the West. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, would provide grants to institutions of higher education to develop public policy expertise in long-term management strategies for these invasive species. In addition, the Secretary would fund at least five demonstration projects to assess ...

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S. 606, The Reliable Fuels Act - Cost per Average Family: $4.53

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

Under S. 606, methyl tertiary butyl ether (known as MTBE), a widely used motor fuel additive, would be banned four years after enactment of the bill¿except individual states could choose to continue to allow the use of MTBE by notifying the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The bill would eliminate a requirement under current law for motor fuel to contain oxygenates, but would require that all motor fuels sold by a refiner, blender, or importer contain specif...

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S. 1307, The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Savings per Average Family: $29.71

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1307 would approve the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) between the government of the United States and the governments of the Dominican Republic and five Central American countries. The agreement, which was entered into with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua on May 28, 2004, and with the Dominican Republic on August 5, 2004, would provide for tariff reductions and other changes in law related to implementation of the a...

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S. 2027, The United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Savings per Average Family: $2.84

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 2027 would approve the free trade agreement between the government of the United States and the government of Bahrain that was entered into on September 14, 2004. It would provide for tariff reductions and other changes in law related to implementation of the agreement....

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