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SRES 140 · introduced · symbolic

A resolution designating the first week of April 2025 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".

What this bill does

  • This resolution designates April 1-7, 2025 as National Asbestos Awareness Week.
  • The observance aims to raise public awareness about asbestos health risks and exposure prevention.
  • The resolution has no direct cost and serves as a symbolic designation without new funding or programs.

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    What specific health risks from asbestos exposure should the public prioritize learning about during this awareness week?

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    How might a designated awareness week change individual behavior or workplace safety practices around asbestos?

  3. 03

    What groups—workers, homeowners, or others—would benefit most from increased asbestos education and prevention information?

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Jeff Merkley

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Introduced 2025-03-26

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-26 · senate · Floor

    Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1864; text: CR S1875)

  2. 2025-03-26 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

  3. 2025-03-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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