3.0.0 3040 2017-12-15T00:25:47Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2008-05-20 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-05-20T19:54:17Z Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 110 6100 HR 2008-05-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Identical bill CRS 2008-05-20 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2008-05-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-05-20 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-05-20 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-05-20 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2008-05-20 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2008-05-21 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-09-11 False Environmental Protection Bioaccumulation Blood Business records Chemical industries Chemistry Child health Child safety Commerce Consumer education Consumer goods Data banks Environmental health Families Federal advisory bodies Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Health surveys Hormones Immune system Import restrictions International Affairs International cooperation Medical tests Product safety Science, Technology, Communications Standards Toxicology Environmental Protection 00 2008-05-20 Introduced in Senate 2008-07-24T17:39:36Z Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require each manufacturer of a chemical substance distributed in commerce to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) a statement certifying that the substance meets required safety standards or that there is insufficient data to make such determination; and (2) all reasonably available information concerning the substance not previously submitted. Requires manufacturers to update such information at least every three years or at any time new information becomes available on a substance's toxicity.

Requires manufacturers to provide chemical safety information upon the Administrator's request.

Prohibits the manufacture, importation, or distribution in commerce of a chemical substance if the Administrator determines that the manufacturer has failed to comply with this Act or that the substance does not meet applicable safety standards. Authorizes the Administrator to prohibit a specified use of a chemical substance in consumer products if the use of the product in the home results in human exposure that does not meet the safety standard.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) publish a priority list that categorizes all chemical substances distributed in commerce; (2) develop a priority list for making safety determinations of at least 300 chemical substances; (3) determine whether a manufacturer has established that its priority-list substances meet applicable safety standards; (4) arrange for the Director of the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a biomonitoring study to determine the presence of a chemical substance in human cord blood if the Administrator determines that it may be present in human blood, fluids, or tissue; (5) implement animal testing alternatives; (6) create market incentives for the development of safer alternatives to existing chemical substances; (7) establish an Interagency Science Advisory Board on Children's Health and Toxic Substances; (8) cooperate with international efforts to monitor chemical substances; and (9) create a database to share information on the toxicity and use of, and exposure to, chemical substances and provide public access to such data.

]]> Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 Display Title Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances. Introduced in Senate 2008-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3040is/xml/BILLS-110s3040is.xml 2008-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.