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119 hr 4247

Asbestos Exposure in Housing Reduction Act of 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

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2025-06-27

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