3.0.0 6903 2022-02-03T05:12:57Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2008-09-15 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-15T18:23:34Z Referred to 2008-09-15T16:32:45Z Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 110 3339 HR 2007-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2008-09-15 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2008-09-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-09-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1809-1810) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 N M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2008-09-15 True S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2008-09-15 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2008-09-15 True B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2008-09-15 True B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2008-09-15 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2008-09-15 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2008-09-15 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-09-15 True Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Materials Medical research Product safety and quality Retail and wholesale trades Trade restrictions Environmental Protection 00 2008-09-15 Introduced in House 2008-12-16T19:34:27Z Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2008 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a plan and initiate a program to: (1) increase awareness of the dangers posed by asbestos-containing products in homes and workplaces and by asbestos-related diseases; (2) provide information to, and encourage participation in research and treatment endeavors by, asbestos-related disease patients and their families and front-line health care providers; and (3) encourage health care providers and researchers to provide to patients and their families information relating to research, diagnostic, and clinical treatments relating to asbestos.

Prohibits any person from importing, manufacturing, processing, or distributing asbestos-containing products, subject to limited exemption upon petition and specified exemptions sought by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Sets forth exceptions for specified levels of asbestos with respect to: (1) chlor-alkali electrolysis installations or caustic soda produced at such installations; (2) aggregate products (extracted from stone, sand, or gravel operations) that are imported, manufactured, processed, or distributed in commerce for use as an integral part of specified cemented materials; (3) calcium carbonate, olivine, talc, vermiculite, and wollastonite; and (4) taconite pellets or iron ore that will be used to produce such pellets (but the prohibition does apply to tailings, waste material, or other byproducts of iron ore extraction).

Provides that such prohibitions shall apply to any asbestos-containing calcium carbonate, olivine, talc, vermiculite, and wollastonite imported, manufactured, processed, or distributed in commerce for use in or for processing: (1) food that is intended for human consumption; (2) products used by individuals for personal health or cosmetic reasons; (3) drugs for human use; (4) consumer garden products; (5) cosmetics; (6) products designed or intended primarily for use by children 12 years old or younger; or (7) other products with such asbestos-containing materials that endanger human health or the environment.

Requires the disposal of asbestos-containing products within three years after enactment of this Act.

Provides for: (1) criminal penalties for violations; and (2) citizen petitions to the Administrator to initiate a proceeding for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule or order under such Act.

Declares that nothing in this Act: (1) preempts state or federal law; (2) creates a cause of action or increases or diminishes the liability of persons under other laws; or (3) prohibits the importation, manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of drinking water in a manner that complies with the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Revises the definition of "asbestos" to include winchite and richterite asbestos and asbestiform amphibole mineral.

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