3.0.0 700 2023-01-11T13:27:53Z 2023-01-11T13:27:53Z Senate S 2015-03-10 114 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-10T22:11:39Z READ Act 114 2030 HR 2015-05-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. Identical bill CRS 2015-03-10 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1387-1388) IntroReferral 2015-03-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-03-10 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2015-04-21 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-07-07 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-07-14 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-07-24 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-07-29 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2016-03-01 False Environmental Protection Business records Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Manufacturing Product safety and quality Trade restrictions Worker safety and health Environmental Protection 00 2015-03-10 Introduced in Senate 2016-04-04T21:22:20Z Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database Act of 2015 or the READ Act

This bill amends the Asbestos Information Act of 1988 to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and maintain a database of asbestos-containing products. The database must be accessible through EPA's website, publicly available, and searchable. An asbestos-containing product is any product to which asbestos is deliberately or knowingly added or in which asbestos is deliberately used or knowingly present in any concentration.

Any person who manufactured, processed, distributed, sold, imported, transported, or stored an asbestos-containing product must report to the EPA each year to identify the characteristics and location of the asbestos-containing products.

Civil penalties are imposed upon any person who knowingly: (1) manufactured, processed, distributed, sold, imported, transported, or stored an asbestos-containing product and who did not submit a report; or (2) provides false or inaccurate information in a report or fails to provide required information.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the utility of the database. The report must contain recommendations for measures to increase use of the database by consumers and further reduce the harm caused by exposure to asbestos.

]]> READ Act Display Title READ Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Asbestos Information Act of 1988 to establish a public database of asbestos-containing products, to require public disclosure of information pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, and use of asbestos-containing products in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced READ Act Short Titles as Introduced Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s700is/xml/BILLS-114s700is.xml 2015-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1387-1388) 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.