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Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019

Introduced: March 7, 2019 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Mar 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos.

The bill authorizes the President to grant exemptions from this prohibition if it is necessary to protect national security interests and no feasible alternative exists for the intended use of the asbestos-containing product.

Any person who has manufactured, processed, or distributed asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos in the three-year period preceding the enactment of this bill (as well as those acting within the year after enactment but before the prohibition takes effect) must submit a report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) including information such as the location of the facility where the manufacturing occurred.

Additionally, the EPA must submit a report assessing the presence of asbestos in any residential, commercial, industrial, public, and school buildings as well as the extent of exposure and risk to human health. The report must include recommendations for modifications or additions to statutes, regulations, policies, and programs aimed at protecting against exposures to legacy asbestos.

What's happening now March 7, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1603 Related bill Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 11, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 13, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 11, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 7, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 7, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 7, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 7, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 7, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 717: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-717/
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"S. 717: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-717/.
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S. 717, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-717/.
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