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A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take action to eliminate human exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2072| Senate 
| Updated: 11/2/2017
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (11)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2017 This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
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Timeline
Nov 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 2, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-5114
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
  • November 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • March 2, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5114
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

Environmental Protection

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  • HR 115-5114: To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take action to eliminate human exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes.
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A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take action to eliminate human exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2072| Senate 
| Updated: 11/2/2017
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2017 This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
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Timeline
Nov 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 2, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-5114
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
  • November 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • March 2, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5114
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (11)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5114: To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take action to eliminate human exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresHazardous wastes and toxic substancesManufacturingSolid waste and recycling