S 2722
115th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Cancer
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Labor
Due process and equal protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Minority employment
Minority health
Pest management
Product safety and quality
Racial and ethnic relations
Environmental Justice Right to Know Act of 2018
Introduced: April 19, 2018
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Environmental Justice Right to Know Act of 2018
This bill addresses pesticide and cosmetics regulation with respect to environmental justice concerns. Specifically, when developing policy and regulations under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, the Environmental Protection Agency must:
- take federal and state agency and public comments into consideration,
- seek to achieve environmental justice, and
- ensure transparency regarding pesticide ingredients.
The bill establishes Spanish-language translation requirements for pesticide labels, as well as for other appropriate languages.
The bill also establishes requirements relating to the safety of specified chemicals used in cosmetics, health and safety procedures in nail and hair salons, and related reports and grant programs.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1