3.0.0 2277 2023-01-15T15:33:21Z 2023-01-15T15:33:21Z House H HR 2003-05-22 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2003-06-11T15:42:01Z Referred to 2003-05-22T14:01:36Z Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2003 108 1115 S 2003-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6997-6999) Related bill CRS 2003-06-11 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2003-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-05-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1050-1051) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 N S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2003-05-22 True S001045 Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] BART STUPAK D MI 1 2003-09-10 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2004-04-02 False Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Armed Forces and National Security Asbestos Cancer Ceramics Child health Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Data banks Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Agency Environmental health Environmental research Environmental technology Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to research Fibers Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Hazardous wastes Health Health education Health information systems Housing and Community Development Imports Labor and Employment Law Lung cancer Lung diseases Manufacturing industries Medical research Medical screening Medical tests Minerals Occupational health and safety Pain Preventive medicine Product safety Refuse and refuse disposal Research centers Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Standards Thermal insulation Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Environmental Protection 00 2003-05-22 Introduced in House 2003-07-22T18:21:09Z Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2003 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) study and describe the current state of science concerning the human health effects of exposure to asbestos and other durable fibers; and (2) make recommendations for uniform systems for asbestos exposure standards and protocols for detecting and measuring asbestos.

Directs the Administrator to establish an Asbestos Policies Panel to study asbestos and other durable fibers.

Directs the Administrator to study the status of the manufacture, processing, distribution, ownership, importation, and disposal of asbestos-containing products and contaminant-asbestos products.

Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations within one year which prohibit the manufacturing, processing, or distributing of asbestos-containing products, subject to limited exemption upon petition.

Requires the disposal of asbestos-containing products within three years, except as specified.

Requires the Administrator to establish a public awareness program concerning the dangers posed by these products and vermiculite insulation.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand research programs on diseases caused by asbestos exposure, particularly mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural injuries.

Establishes and funds mesothelioma disease research and treatment centers.

]]> Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2003 Display Title Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-05-22T04:00:00Z 2003-06-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.