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A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2019 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1277-1278)
Feb 12, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to amend its regulations to revise the standards for the emission of ethylene oxide. Specifically, regulations must be revised based on results from the National Center for Environmental Assessment report titled “Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide.”

The bill also requires revisions to apply maximum achievable control technology requirements to chamber exhaust vents. Maximum achievable control technology standards are established for sources of hazardous air pollutants to limit or control emissions.

The EPA must notify the public of violations under the revised standards, and failure to do so will result in an investigation to assess the health risks and prevent a future failure of notification.

What's happening now February 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1277-1278)

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  • HR 1152 Identical bill To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standard…
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 458: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-458/
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"S. 458: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-458/.
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