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To direct the President to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and to direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by the National Academy of Sciences. 4/23/2008--Introduced. Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008 - States that it is U.S. government policy to work with states, territories, tribal governments, international organizations, and foreign governments to act as a steward of the environment for the benefit of public health, to maintain air quality and water quality, to sustain the diversity of plant and animal species, to combat global climate change, and to protect the environment for future generations.Requires the President to enter into an arrangement under [...] show full description
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- 11/19/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- 04/24/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 04/23/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 04/23/2008 - Referred to House Science and Technology
- 04/23/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
show all actions- 11/19/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- 04/24/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 04/23/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 04/23/2008 - Referred to House Science and Technology
- 04/23/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- 04/23/2008 - Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- 04/23/2008 - Referred to House Natural Resources
- 04/23/2008 - Referred to House Agriculture
- 04/23/2008 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- 04/23/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials .
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