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Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2017

Introduced: November 2, 2017 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Nov 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 2, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5114 Related bill Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2018
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Aug 22, 2018
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 2, 2017
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 2, 2017
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 2, 2017
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 2, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2072: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2072/
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