WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Poisons

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. 5669, The Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.19

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5669 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States....

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P.L. 110-377, The Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2932 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States....

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H.R. 5629, The Pathway for Biosimilars Act

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5629 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products....

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S. 2663, The CPSC Reform Act

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2663 would reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, it would improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, and it would improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs....

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H.R. 4936, The Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2007

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4936 would amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable....

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S. 2045, The CPSC Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $4.45

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2045 would reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, it would improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, and it would improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs....

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H.R. 4775, The Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4775 would prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of the poison sodium fluoroacetate (known as "Compound 1080"), it would provide for the collection and destruction of remaining stocks of Compound 1080, it would compensate persons who turn in Compound 1080 to the Secretary of Agriculture for destruction, and it would prohibit the use of certain predator control devices by the federal government....

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S. 1804, The National Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1804 would enhance the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, detect, and respond to agriculture and food emergencies....

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H.R. 2643, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $238.50

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2643 would make appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H. Con. Res. 154, Expressing the sense of Congress that the fatal radiation poisoning of Russian dissident and writer Alexander Litvinenko raises significant concerns about the potential involvement of elements of the Russian Government in Mr. Litvinenko's death and about the security and proliferation of radioactive materials

Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H. Con. Res. 154 would express the sense of Congress that the fatal radiation poisoning of Russian dissident and writer Alexander Litvinenko raises significant concerns about the potential involvement of elements of the Russian Government in Mr. Litvinenko's death and about the security and proliferation of radioactive materials....

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H.R. 1401, The Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $57.91

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1401 would improve the security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road buses in the United States....

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H.R. 1638, The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1638 would extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001....

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H.R. 1118, The Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1118 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to enhance criminal penalties for drug trafficking offenses relating to distribution of heroin, marihuana, and methamphetamine and distribution to and use of children....

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H.R. 6054, The Military Commissions Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $1.32

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6054 would authorize the President to establish military commissions to try unlawful combatants for a number of offenses including terrorism, hijacking, and the murder of noncombatants. The bill would set out the rules and procedures for such trials, including the process for assigning counsel and compelling witnesses and evidence, the rules of evidence, and post-trial reviews and appeals. H.R. 6054 also would amend the U.S. criminal code to retroactively specify which actions under the Gen...

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H.R. 2567, The Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.90

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2567 would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue regulations requiring the use of a bittering agent in antifreeze and other engine coolants. The purpose of the bittering agent would be to make antifreeze unpalatable to humans and animals. Prior to issuing its regulations, the CPSC would be required to conduct an environmental impact evaluation in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency. The bill would require the CPSC to ensure that manufacturers comply ...

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S. 1110, The Engine Coolant and Antifreeze Bittering Agent Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.90

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 1110 would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue regulations requiring the use of a bittering agent in antifreeze and other engine coolants. The purpose of the bittering agent would be to make antifreeze unpalatable to humans and animals. Prior to issuing its regulations, the CPSC would be required to conduct an environmental impact evaluation in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency. The bill would require the CPSC to ensure that manufacturers comply wi...

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