Mercury in Dental Fillings Disclosure and Prohibition Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D WatsonSponsor

16 cosponsors · 14 D, 2 R

D Napolitano MOD Owens LS

D Payne JAR Ann Davis BC

D Chandler PD

D DeFazio JM

D Moran

2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Mercury in Dental Fillings Disclosure and Prohibition Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem adulterated (hence prohibited), effective January 1, 2009, any amalgam containing mercury intended for use in a dental filling.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 6, 2005

Provides for a transition period, during which such a device may be manufactured and sold if it bears a specified warning label, until this Act becomes effective.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Mercury in Dental Fillings Disclosure and Prohibition Act

Latest action (Oct 27, 2005): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9282)

Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 6, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.