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HR 6219 109th Congress House

Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency.

Introduced: September 27, 2006 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Oct 2, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Sep 27, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 27, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 2, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act - Amends the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to repeal provisions authorizing the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to modify the frequency of submitting toxic chemical release forms.

Requires the Administrator to establish the eligibility threshold regarding the use of a form A certification statement under the toxic release inventory program at not greater than 500 pounds for nonpersistent bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals. Prohibits the use of such form with respect to any chemical of special concern identified by the Administrator. Prohibits the Administrator from implementing the proposed rule dated October 4, 2005, to revise requirements under such program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 11 Independent 1
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Sep 27, 2006
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Sep 27, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 27, 2006
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 27, 2006
INSLEE, JAY
· Sep 27, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 27, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 27, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 27, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 27, 2006
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 27, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 27, 2006
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 27, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6219: Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6219/
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"H.R. 6219: Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6219/.
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