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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Advocacy Project: Healthy People/THOMAS

Healthy People 2020 Environmental Objective:


EH22:7 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Definition: Increase the number of States, Territories, Tribes, and the District of Columbia that monitor diseases or conditions that can be caused by exposure to environmental hazards


Baseline: 20 States monitored carbon monoxide poisoning in 2009
   
   Target: 56 States, Territories, and the District of Columbia 

S.847 Safe Chemicals Act of 2011


Title: A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes.


Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 4/14/2011)      Cosponsors (12) 


Latest Major Action: 4/14/2011 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


Recommendation: Vote yes for S.847 Safe Chemicals Act of 2011


My Political Representative: Congressman Amy Klobuchar





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