US SB458 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1277-1278)
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1277-1278)
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to amend its regulations to revise the standards for the emission of ethylene oxide. Specifically, regulations must be revised based on results from the National Center for Environmental Assessment report titled “Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide.” The bill also requires revisions to apply maximum achievable control technology requirements to chamber exhaust vents. Maximum achievable control technology standards are established for sources of hazardous air pollutants to limit or control emissions. The EPA must notify the public of violations under the revised standards, and failure to do so will result in an investigation to assess the health risks and prevent a future failure of notification.
Title
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-02-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1277-1278) |
Same As/Similar To
HB1152 (Same As) 2019-02-26 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2110)
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Cancer
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Air quality
Cancer
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/458/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s458/BILLS-116s458is.pdf |