Effective December 18, 2016 | Public law 114-182 | |
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Other short titles TSCA Modernization Act of 2015Rural Healthcare Connectivity Act of 2016 Long title An Act to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for other purposes. Nicknames Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2016 Enacted by | ||
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a United States law, passed by the United States Congress in 2016 and administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, that regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. It amends and updates the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that went into force in 1976.
History
Senators David Vitter and Frank Lautenberg, introduced a TSCA reform bill as S. 1009 on May 22, 2013, co-sponsored by a number of other Senators at the United States House Energy Subcommittee on Environment and Economy. After Senator Lautenberg died, Senator Tom Udall sponsored Senate bill 697 in 2015, to amend and re-authorize TSCA, called the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. The House then passed H.R.2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, and was referred to the Senate.
Congress passed a reconciled version of the reform bill with bipartisan support in June 2016. On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the bill into law. Lawmakers and industry groups were largely supportive of the new law, while environmental advocates offered more mixed reactions.