April 29: House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing on the “Chemicals in Commerce Act”

Since 2004, ADAO has been actively engaged in stakeholder meetings, testifying at Congressional hearings to ensure Congress passes meaningful legislation to protect the public from dangerous chemicals such as asbestos.Presently, both bills in the Senate and House would never be strong enough to ban asbestos.  The time is now to be counted and stand where knowledge and action unite. 

The subcommittee is continuing its work to reform and improve the decades-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Chairman Shimkus unveiled a draft of the Chemicals in Commerce Act after the subcommittee’s extensive review of the current law. The draft legislation reforms the law to ensure a transparent, workable, and risk-based process for chemical review and regulation. The subcommittee reviewed an initial draft of the legislation in March, and members have since continued to work together on a bipartisan basis to find common ground. Next week, the subcommittee will review a revised draft of the legislation.

Hearing Notice 

Background Memo

Discussion Draft of the Chemicals in Commerce Act

The redline comparison to the previously released discussion draft

To read a related press release, click here.