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...
Chemicals Legislation
Status:
Proposed
Type:
Bill
Date:
June, 2011
The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011, HR 2359, was introduced by Rep. Schakowsky in June 2011 and referred to subcommittee in September 2011. The Safe Cosmetics Act would amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to regulate cosmetics by Health and Human Services including requiring labeling and ingredient identification.
Status:
Failed
Type:
Bill
Date:
April, 2011
The Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 (S. 847), introduced by Senator Frank Lautenberg on April 14, 2011, to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Similar legislation to revise TSCA was introduced in 2010 and did not advance: the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 ...
Status:
Proposed
Type:
Bill
Date:
June, 2009
The Household Product Labeling Act of 2009 (HR 3057 / S 1697), introduced in June of 2009, would require any household cleaning product or similar product to bear a label on the product's container or packaging that contains a complete and accurate list of all the product's ingredients. Those without proper labeling would be treated as a misbranded hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous...
Status:
Failed
Type:
Bill
Date:
February, 2008
SB 1713, introduced February 22, 2008, would require manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative when replacing phthalates in their products and apply the prohibition and least toxic alternative requirements to certain toys and child care articles that contain bisphenol A or lead in detectable levels.
Child care article is defined to include any product designed or intended by a manufacturer for use either on or by children. The Senate passed SB 1713 on...
