HR 123 · in committee · significant
Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- The bill shifts EPA chemical hazard assessments from one program to appropriate EPA offices.
- Chemical companies, regulators, and public health officials are affected by assessment procedures.
- The EPA must establish a steering committee to coordinate assessments and avoid duplication.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would moving chemical assessments between EPA programs change which office is responsible for protecting public health from specific chemicals?
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What types of duplication in chemical testing does the steering committee need to prevent, and how would consolidation reduce costs for companies and regulators?
- 03
Which chemicals currently lack adequate hazard assessments, and how might reorganizing EPA offices accelerate or delay their evaluation?
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Sponsor · R-AZ-5
Andy Biggs
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Introduced 2025-01-03
Legislative timeline
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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