Congress Almost Finished Drafting Compromise Version of TSCA Reform Bill
At least 11 Senate and two House lawmakers are finalizing legislation to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act, which improves upon the Senate and House versions of the bill passed in 2015, according to a statement issued by the officials…
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(here). “We have negotiated in good faith and are extremely pleased that we have reached an agreement on key sticking points of the TSCA reform bill,” Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and Ranking Member Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said in a joint statement on May 6 (here). “We have an incredible team that is working tirelessly, and we look forward to finalizing the deal with House negotiators.” Both bills include provisions to address concerns that a developing patchwork of state laws is causing difficulties for chemical manufacturers and importers (see 1512180021).