S. 150: Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-04 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1055.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2008

Plain summary

Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2008 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) publish (within 90 days) a health advisory for perchlorate that is fully protective, with an adequate margin of safety, of the health of vulnerable persons (including pregnant women, infants, and children), taking into consideration body weight, exposure patterns, and all routes of exposure; and (2) propose (within nine months) and finalize (within 18 months) a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate that is protective of vulnerable persons and the maximum contaminant level of which is as close to the maximum contaminant level goal for perchlorate, and as protective of vulnerable persons, as is feasible.

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Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2008

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Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 150, Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2008 (2008-09-17); CBO cost estimate: S. 150, Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2008 (2008-09-17)

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Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

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Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s150.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s150 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110