WASHINGTON, DC — In the coming weeks Representative John Conyers (D-MI) plans to introduce in the House of Representatives the United States Toxic Mold Safety and Protection Act, proposed national legislation designed to address the public health impact of mold.
Conyers became involved in the mold issue because the problem hit close to home. One of his office workers, Pam Walker, had her Southfield, MI, home overtaken by mold, making her young daughter Melina severely ill and forcing the family to move out of the house. Conyers then began to put together what was originally called “Melina’s Bill” in an attempt to provide some consumer protections from toxic mold.