3.0.0 5527 2019-11-15T21:21:49Z 2019-11-15T21:21:49Z House H HR 2008-03-04 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2008-03-04T22:37:04Z Referred to 2008-03-04T17:31:45Z TCE Reduction Act of 2008 110 1911 S 2008-09-24 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1057. Related bill CRS 2008-03-04 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2008-03-04 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 N H001039 Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] John Hall D NY J. 19 2008-03-04 True S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-03-04 True G000555 Rep. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY-20] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 20 2008-03-04 True Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Cancer Child health Environmental Protection Agency Environmental health Families Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Health warnings Infants Law Liability for environmental damages Potable water Pregnant women Water Resources Development Water pollution control Women Women's health Environmental Protection 00 2008-03-04 Introduced in House 2008-04-03T14:34:37Z Toxic Chemical Exposure Reduction Act of 2008 or the TCE Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a health advisory, including cancer risks, for trichloroethylene that fully protects, with an adequate margin of safety, the health of susceptible populations (including pregnant women, infants, and children), taking into consideration body weight, exposure patterns, and all routes of exposure.

Requires the Administrator to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for trichloroethylene: (1) that is protective of susceptible populations; and (2) the maximum contaminant level of which is as close to the maximum contaminant level goal for trichloroethylene, and as protective of those susceptible populations, as is feasible.

Requires consumer confidence reports to disclose the presence of, and the potential health and cancer risks to susceptible populations from exposure to, trichloroethylene in drinking water.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) publish a health advisory (including cancer risks) for trichloroethylene that fully protects the health of susceptible populations from vapor intrusion; (2) establish an integrated risk information system reference concentration of trichloroethylene vapor that is protective of susceptible populations; and (3) apply such reference concentration with respect to any potential vapor intrusion-related investigations or actions to protect public health with respect to trichloroethylene exposure carried out pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and the Safe Drinking Water Act.

]]> Toxic Chemical Exposure Reduction Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Toxic Chemical Exposure Reduction Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced TCE Reduction Act of 2008 Display Title Toxic Chemical Exposure Reduction Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of susceptible populations, including pregnant women, infants, and children, by requiring a health advisory, drinking water standard, and reference concentration for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5527ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5527ih.xml 2008-03-04 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.