Bill Text: IL HR0135 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges the 112th Congress of the United States to enact federal legislation modernizing the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR0135 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0135-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, American consumers deserve to have confidence
that the products they buy, when used for their intended
purposes, are safe; and
WHEREAS, A federal chemical management program should
place protecting the public health, including children's
health, as its highest priority, and should include strict
government oversight; and
WHEREAS, The federal chemical management program should
preserve America's role as the world's leading innovator and
employer in the manufacture, processing, distribution in
commerce, and use of chemicals; and
WHEREAS, The current chemical management law, the Toxic
Substance Control Act (TSCA), was signed into law in 1976, and
it is now nearly 35 years old; and
WHEREAS, Since the enactment of the law, our ability to
understand the impact chemicals have on the human body and the
environment has advanced significantly; and
WHEREAS, Those advancements in science and technology need
to be integrated into the federal chemical management program;

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and
WHEREAS, Momentum for modernization of the federal
chemical regulatory system is growing in Congress; and
WHEREAS, A robust federal chemical management system will
obviate the need for state governments to adopt potentially
conflicting state regulatory programs that have the potential
for negative impacts on the national economy; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we urge the 112th Congress of the United States to enact
federal legislation to modernize the Toxic Substances Control
Act of 1976 in order to:
(1) ensure that chemicals are safe for their intended
use;
(2) require EPA to systematically prioritize chemicals
for the purpose of assessing their safe use;
(3) require that EPA act expeditiously and efficiently
in assessing the safe use of chemicals;
(4) require companies that manufacture, import,
process, distribute, or use chemicals to provide EPA with
relevant information to the extent necessary for EPA to
make safe use determinations;
(5) assure that the potential risks to children from

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exposures to chemicals are considered in the assessment of
safe use;
(6) empower EPA to impose a range of risk management
controls to ensure that chemicals are safe for their
intended use;
(7) encourage companies and EPA to work together to
enhance public access to chemical health and safety
information;
(8) require that EPA rely on scientifically valid data
and information, regardless of its source, including data
and information reflecting modern advances in science and
technology;
(9) enable EPA to have the staff, resources, and
regulatory tools it needs to ensure the safety of
chemicals; and
(10) ensure that TSCA remains a vehicle to promote and
encourage technological innovation, and the maintenance of
a globally competitive industry in the United States; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
delivered to members of the Illinois congressional delegation.