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H.R. 6190: Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012

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H.R. 6190: Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-07-25 · Environmental Protection · Latest: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 229 - 182 (Roll no. 623).

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-07-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 623 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR6190 (2012-12-12), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 229 - 182 (Roll no. 623). (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) permit the distribution, sale, and consumption in the United States of remaining inventories of CFC epinephrine inhalers manufactured pursuant to the exception for medical devices under the Clean Air Act; (2) not take any enforcement action or otherwise seek to restrict the distribution, sale, or consumption of such inhalers on the basis of any federal law implementing the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; and (3) issue, in response to a request of any distributor or seller of such inhalers, a No Action Assurance Letter stating that the EPA will not initiate an enforcement action relating to the distribution or sale of any such inhaler occurring prior to August 1, 2013. Defines "CFC epinephrine inhaler" to mean any epinephrine inhaler containing chlorofluorocarbons that was manufactured and classified as over-the-counter before January 1, 2012. Terminates this Act on August 1, 2013.

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Official text

Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · 5 cosponsors

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John R. Carter (R-TX)

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Record fed-us-cong112-hr6190 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112