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HR 3849 104th Congress House Environmental Protection Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Air quality Canning and preserving industry Chemicals Commerce Container industry Emergency Management Environmental health Flammable materials Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Metals Standards

To amend the Clean Air Act and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to clarify the listing of a unique chemical substance.

Introduced: July 18, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 26, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.
Jul 26, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 24, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8372)
Jul 18, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 18, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Clean Air Act to delete from the glycol ether category in the list of hazardous air pollutants ethylene glycol monobutyl ether as used or emitted by metal or composite can manufacturing.

Amends the toxic chemical release forms provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delete from the lists of toxic chemicals and extremely hazardous substances employed under such Act any substance that has been deleted or removed from the hazardous air pollutants list unless the Administrator demonstrates on the basis of convincing evidence significant human health or environmental threats posed by the substance's storage, use, or release.

What's happening now August 1, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 18, 1996
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 18, 1996
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 18, 1996
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 18, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3849: To amend the Clean Air Act and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to clarify the listing of a unique chemical substance.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3849/
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"H.R. 3849: To amend the Clean Air Act and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to clarify the listing of a unique chemical substance.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3849/.
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H.R. 3849, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3849/.
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