# 118-sres-919: A resolution recognizing the 40th year since the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster and helping to ensure that no other community suffers another chemical disaster, by designating December 3 as National Chemical Disaster Awareness Day.

118-sres-919, A resolution recognizing the 40th year since the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster and helping to ensure that no other community suffers another chemical disaster, by designating December 3 as National Chemical Disaster Awareness Day., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR); status Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6782) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-sres-919
- Congress: 118
- Title: A resolution recognizing the 40th year since the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster and helping to ensure that no other community suffers another chemical disaster, by designating December 3 as National Chemical Disaster Awareness Day.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6782)
- Introduced: 2024-12-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A resolution recognizing the 40th year since the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster and helping to ensure that no other community suffers another chemical disaster, by designating December 3 as National Chemical Disaster Awareness Day.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2024-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2024-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-sres-919 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/919)

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- [118-s-2781: Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-2781)
- [118-s-4243: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-4243)
- [118-s-5508: Plug Offshore Wells Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-5508)
- [118-sres-925: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Fred R. Harris, former Sena…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-sres-925)
- [118-s-5428: Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-5428)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-sres-919 (as of 2026-10-15).