CHEMICALS

Amendments

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), S8796 [17DE]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: allow marketing, distribution, or sale of solid antimicrobial copper alloys with certain claims and exclude certain solid antimicrobial copper alloys from regulation as drugs or devices (see H.R. 1424), H1768 [18MR]

CBO: require calculation of carbon score for all legislation (see H.R. 3748), H6974 [9OC]

CPSC: ban certain chemical flame retardants from upholstered furniture and children’s products (see S. 1976), S6380 [5AU]

Dept. of Energy: develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 2687), H3921 [8JN]

——— enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see H.R. 4084), H8410 [19NO]

Dept. of HHS: require a safety assessment of food containers composed of bisphenol A and require food packaging containing bisphenol A to be labeled as such (see S. 821), S1660 [19MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify objectives of Presidential policy directive to improve critical infrastructure security and resilience (see H.R. 85), H39 [6JA]

——— require terrorism threat assessment relative to transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials (see H.R. 3350), H5765 [29JY]

Dept. of Justice: exempt certain products from Controlled Substances Act requirements on scheduled listed chemicals if it is not practical to use such products in illicit manufacture of methamphetamine (see H.R. 3968), H8151 [5NO]

——— provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see S. 32), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 3380), H5766 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see H.R. 2237), H2798 [5MY]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see S. 901), S2110 [13AP] (see H.R. 1769), H2208 [14AP]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2622), H3757 [2JN]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 3547), H6136 [17SE]

——— extend authorities to expand presumption of service connection for compensation for diseases determined to be associated with exposure to herbicide agents (see S. 2081), S6955 [25SE]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H5768 [29JY]

——— provide access to hospital care and medical services for certain members of Reserve components who received training at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 3954), H8150 [5NO]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 3537), H6136 [17SE]

——— establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (see H.R. 4229), H9270 [10DE]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 36), S11 [6JA] (see S. 1327), S2850 [13MY] (see H.R. 1186), H1499 [27FE]

EPA: amend laws relative to use of dispersants (see H.R. 1922), H2354 [21AP]

——— clarify definition of accidental release under the Clean Air Act (see S. 88), S58 [7JA]

——— disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 70), H7138 [22OC]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (see H.R. 3797), H7137 [22OC]

——— provide for assessment and management of risk of algal toxins in drinking water (see S. 460), S926 [11FE]

——— provide for assessment and management of risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water (see H.R. 212), H154 [8JA]

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 1515), H1803 [19MR]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H1611 [4MR]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 1014), S2272 [20AP]

——— limit quantity of inorganic arsenic in rice and rice products (see H.R. 2529), H3559 [21MY]

Housing: require disclosure by anyone selling a home or a landlord about previous manufacturing of methamphetamine in such homes to buyers or renters (see S. 2405), S8684 [15DE]

National Chemistry Week: designate (see S. Res. 289), S7304 [19OC]

National security: enhance security of chemical facilities (see H.R. 54), H38 [6JA]

NSF: implement Sustainable Chemistry Program (see S. 1447), S3238 [21MY]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 1500), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 897), H981 [11FE]

Syria: condemn use of chemical weapons, hold accountable those who use chemical weapons, assist in collection and transfer of evidence on use of such weapons, and call for an international response (see H. Res. 346), H4771 [25JN]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for facilities using a qualified methane conversion technology to provide transportation fuels and chemicals (see H.R. 2142), H2767 [30AP]

——— provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities (see S. 2271), S7913 [10NO] (see H.R. 3390), H5767 [29JY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: amend to protect vulnerable populations from toxic chemicals (see S. 725), S1494 [12MR]

——— modernize (see H.R. 2576), H3577 [26MY]

——— reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S1384 [10MR]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: establish penalties for causing environmental damage while cultivating marijuana or other controlled substances on Federal lands or trespassing on private property (see S. 348), S736 [3FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2114), H2653 [29AP]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 785), S1629 [18MR] (see H.R. 1482), H1802 [19MR]

Remarks in House

BLM: allow implementation of environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on Federal and Indian lands funding, H4801–H4803 [7JY]

California: almond industry fosetyl-aluminum levels and contribution to drought conditions, H6125 [17SE]

CBO: require calculation of carbon score for all legislation (H.R. 3748), H6954 [9OC]

Corps of Engineers: Formerly Used Defense Sites environmental restoration funding, H4063, H4064 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify objectives of Presidential policy directive to improve critical infrastructure security and resilience (H.R. 85), H9248, H9256 [10DE]

——— require terrorism threat assessment relative to transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials (H.R. 3350), H6989–H6991 [20OC], E1497 [21OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authorities to expand presumption of service connection for compensation for diseases determined to be associated with exposure to herbicide agents, H6726 [30SE]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (H.J. Res. 70), H7098 [22OC]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3797), H7094 [22OC]

——— provide for assessment and management of risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water (H.R. 212), H1094, H1095 [24FE], E258 [26FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require completion of full permitting process prior to issuing permit or license for projects that could be potential terrorist targets or involve nuclear or chemical facilities, H6243–H6246 [25SE]

Industrial Chemicals Corp.: Arvada Economic Development Association Business Collaboration Award recipient, E1482 [20OC]

Marine & Environmental Research Institute: anniversary, E1322 [18SE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), H4551–H4560 [23JN], H4618 [24JN], E979, E990 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HHS: require a safety assessment of food containers composed of bisphenol A and require food packaging containing bisphenol A to be labeled as such (S. 821), S1667 [19MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (S. 32), S18 [6JA], S217 [13JA], S7223 [7OC]

Drugs: improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (S. 1327), S4337 [22JN]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (S. 36), S19 [6JA]

EPA: exempt electric utility steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy from emission limits, S270 [20JA], S329 [21JA]

——— grant waiver for States to regulate hazardous chemicals while EPA assesses a chemical for safety under certain conditions, S8877, S8878 [18DE]

——— provide for assessment and management of risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water (H.R. 212), S6175 [30JY], S6228–S6231 [3AU], S6348–S6350 [5AU]

——— provide for assessment and management of risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water (H.R. 212), unanimous-consent request, S6176, S6177 [30JY], S6229, S6230 [3AU]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (S. 1014), S2274 [20AP]

National Chemistry Week: designate (S. Res. 289), S7306 [19OC]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (S. 1500), S6275 [4AU]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), S8781, S8791 [17DE], S8872–S8874 [18DE]

——— reauthorize and improve (S. 697), S2317 [22AP], S2712–S2714 [7MY], S2770 [12MY], S6929, S6930 [24SE], S7139–S7144 [6OC], S7407 [21OC], S7562–S7566 [28OC], S8877, S8878 [18DE]

——— reauthorize and improve (S. 697), unanimous-consent request, S7405, S7406 [21OC], S7563 [28OC]

Reports filed

Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 697), S4249 [17JN]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 697) (S. Rept. 114–67), S4296 [18JN]

Drinking Water Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 212) (H. Rept. 114–26), H1112 [24FE]

Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3350) (H. Rept. 114–296), H7026 [20OC]

Sensible Environmental Protection Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1500) (S. Rept. 114–160), S7654 [29OC]

Transnational Drug Trafficking Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 32), S6809 [17SE]

TSCA Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2576) (H. Rept. 114–176), H4591 [23JN]

Texts of

H.R. 212, Drinking Water Protection Act, H1094 [24FE]

H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act, H4551–H4556 [23JN]

H.R. 3350, Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act, H6989 [20OC]

S. 32, Transnational Drug Trafficking Act, S7223 [7OC]

S. Res. 289, National Chemistry Week, S7305 [19OC]