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A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a health advisory and monitoring of drinking water for perchlorate.

1/4/2007--Introduced.

Perchlorate Monitoring and Right-to-Know Act of 2007 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) publish a health advisory for perchlorate that fully protects the health of vulnerable persons (including pregnant women, fetuses, and children) considering body weight, exposure patterns, and all routes of exposure; and (2) promulgate a final regulation requiring monitoring for perchlorate in drinking water. Makes such regulation effective unless and until monitoring for perchlorate is required under a national primary drinking water regulation.

Requires consumer confidence reports to disclose the presence and health risks of perchlorate in drinking water.

Latest Actions
  • 05/06/2008 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
  • 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S63-64)
  • 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S64)
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.24 Introduced in Senate08/31/2007