Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Study Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 30, 2013)
Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Study Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transmit to Congress, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, the results of a study, using the best available science, of petroleum coke that includes: (1) an analysis of the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke; (2) an assessment of potential approaches and best practices for storing, transporting, and managing petroleum coke; and (3) a quantitative analysis of current and projected domestic petroleum coke production and utilization locations. Requires the Secretary to compile and publish on a publicly available website the results of such study.
What just happenedJul 30, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 30, 2013
- Jul 30, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 30, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6074)
- Jul 30, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate