History
In a way, this law can be seen as an attempt to officiate a trend that was already beginning to take place in the publishing world. In fact, before this law went into place, the Government Printing Office was able to determine that already the majority of paper being supplied to them was alkaline. The bill began as 101 S.J.Res. 57 in the United States Senate and 101 H.J.Res. 226 in the House of Representatives
- May 1988- reports published on "Book Preservation Technologies"
- May 4, 1989- hearing before the Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology
- July 31, 1989- 101 S.J.Res. 57 considered and passed in the Senate
- February 21, 1990- hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture
- August 22, 1990- a report was submitted to Congress titled: "Establishing a National Policy on Permanent Paper"
- September 17, 1990- House considered 101 H.J. Res. 226 and decided to pass 101 S.J.Res. 57 with amendments instead
- September 26, 1990- Senate concurred on the House Amendments
- In 1999 the paper specifications were modified to include at least 30% post-consumer content at President Clinton's behest.
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