3.0.0 2722 2023-01-11T13:39:40Z 2023-01-11T13:39:40Z Senate S 2018-04-19 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-04-19T19:46:38Z 2018-04-19 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2018-04-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2018-04-23 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Cancer Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Department of Labor Due process and equal protection Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Minority employment Minority health Pest management Product safety and quality Racial and ethnic relations Sex and reproductive health Women's health Worker safety and health Environmental Protection 00 2018-04-19 Introduced in Senate 2019-07-26T15:09:51Z Environmental Justice Right to Know Act of 2018

This bill addresses pesticide and cosmetics regulation with respect to environmental justice concerns. Specifically, when developing policy and regulations under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, the Environmental Protection Agency must:

  • take federal and state agency and public comments into consideration,
  • seek to achieve environmental justice, and
  • ensure transparency regarding pesticide ingredients.

The bill establishes Spanish-language translation requirements for pesticide labels, as well as for other appropriate languages.

The bill also establishes requirements relating to the safety of specified chemicals used in cosmetics, health and safety procedures in nail and hair salons, and related reports and grant programs.

]]> Environmental Justice Right to Know Act of 2018 Display Title Environmental Justice Right to Know Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish environmental justice as a consideration in the regulation of pesticides, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Environmental Justice Right to Know Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2722is/xml/BILLS-115s2722is.xml 2018-04-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.