Senate Sends TSCA Reform Bill to White House
The Senate on June 7 unanimously passed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, effectively sending the legislation to President Barack Obama for signature after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, dropped his objection. Some industry members lashed…
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out at Paul for his blockage just before the Memorial Day recess (see 1605270014), but after passage, the American Apparel and Footwear Association thanked lawmakers for working hard to pass the “groundbreaking” legislation. "This bill establishes a new national chemical management standard that protects consumers while providing regulatory predictability for U.S. apparel, footwear, and textile companies,” AAFA CEO Rick Helfenbein said in a statement (here). “We urge President Barack Obama to sign this important legislation into law quickly." The legislation would provide the Environmental Protection Agency with more tools to get testing information on chemical substances, clarify the treatment of trade secrets submitted to the EPA, and update the collection of fees pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act, among other things.