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Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019

Introduced: April 3, 2019 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Became law
Aug 12, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 513.
Aug 12, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-251.
Nov 13, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019

This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to convene an interagency entity under the National Science and Technology Council with the responsibility of coordinating federal programs and activities in support of sustainable chemistry. Agencies participating in the entity must carry out specified activities in support of sustainable chemistry, including incorporating sustainable chemistry into existing research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, commercialization, education, and training programs. Sustainable chemistry, also known as green chemistry, is focused on conserving resources and minimizing the generation and use of hazardous substances in chemical processes.

What's happening now August 12, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 513.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2051 Identical bill Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 3, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 3, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 999: Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-999/
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"S. 999: Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-999/.
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S. 999, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-999/.
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