Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 (S 696)

Status: 
Proposed
Type: 
Bill
Date: 
April, 2013

The Safe Chemicals Act of 2013, S 696, introduced by Senator Lautenberg and Senator Gillibrand on April 10, 2013, would reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and limit the use of chemicals linked to cancer and other illnesses. Read a press release from Senator Lautenberg, a summary of the bill (PDF), and the full text (PDF).

Senator Lautenberg has previously introduced similar legislation, the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011