Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act |
Other short titles | - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
- Rural Healthcare Connectivity Act of 2016
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Long title | An Act to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for other purposes. |
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Nicknames | Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2016 |
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Enacted by | the 114th United States Congress |
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Effective | December 18, 2016 |
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Public law | 114-182 |
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Statutes at Large | 130 Stat. 448 |
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- Introduced in the House as H.R. 2576 by John Shimkus (R–IL) on May 26, 2015
- Committee consideration by House Energy and Commerce
- Passed the House on June 23, 2015 (398-1 Roll call vote 378, via Clerk.House.gov)
- Passed the Senate on December 17, 2015 (Passed voice vote) with amendment
- House agreed to Senate amendment on May 24, 2016 (403-12 Roll call vote 238, via Clerk.House.gov) with further amendment
- Senate agreed to House amendment on June 7, 2016 (Agreed voice vote)
- Signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2016
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The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a law passed by the 114th United States Congress and signed into law by US President Barack Obama in 2016. Administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals, the Act 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[1] on May 22, 2013, co-sponsored by a number of other senators at the United States House Energy Subcommittee on Environment and Economy.[2] 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.[3][4] The House then passed H.R.2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, and was referred to the Senate.[5]
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.[6] Lawmakers and industry groups were largely supportive of the new law, while environmental advocates offered more mixed reactions.[7]
Changes to TSCA
TSCA as reformed by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act | TSCA pre-reform |
Mandatory duty on EPA to evaluate existing chemicals with clear and enforceable deadlines | No duty to review, no deadlines for action |
Chemicals assessed against a risk-based safety standard | Risk-benefit balancing standard |
Unreasonable risks identified in the risk evaluation must be eliminated | Significant risks might not be addressed due to cost/benefit balancing and no mandate to act |
Expanded authority to more quickly require development of chemical information when needed | Testing on existing chemicals required lengthy rulemaking |
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Barack Obama |
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- 44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
- U.S. Senator from Illinois (2005–2008)
- Illinois Senator from the 13th district (1997–2004)
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News and political events |
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Books about |
- Bibliography
- Obama: From Promise to Power
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Music |
- Obama Girl
- "I Got a Crush... on Obama"
- "Barack the Magic Negro"
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- "The President Sang Amazing Grace"
- "There's No One as Irish as Barack O'Bama"
- "Sí Se Puede Cambiar"
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- "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
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Film, TV, and stage |
- By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)
- Change (2010)
- Obama Anak Menteng (2010)
- 2016: Obama's America (2012)
- The Road We've Traveled (2012)
- Southside with You (2016)
- Hillary and Clinton (2016)
- Barry (2016)
- America's Great Divide (2020)
- We the People (2021)
- Renegades: Born in the USA (2021)
- Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (2021)
- The First Lady (2022)
- Picturing the Obamas (2022)
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Other media |
- Social media use
- Artists for Obama
- "Hope" poster
- "Joker" poster
- Hair Like Mine
- Situation Room
- Iman Crosson
- The Forgotten Man (2010 painting)
- President Barack Obama (2018 portrait)
- Obama logo
- In comics
- Barack Obama's summer playlist
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Related |
- Barack Obama Day (Illinois)
- Obama Day (Kenya)
- Awards and honors
- Namesakes
- Higher Ground Productions
- "One Last Time (44 Remix)"
- Sunlight before signing
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- ← George W. Bush
- Donald Trump →
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United States environmental law |
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Supreme Court decisions |
- Missouri v. Holland (1920)
- Sierra Club v. Morton (1972)
- Vermont Yankee v. NRDC (1978)
- Hughes v. Oklahoma (1979)
- Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation (1990)
- Friends of the Earth v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (2000)
- BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (2021)
NEPA cases |
- United States v. SCRAP (1973)
- Metropolitan Edison Co. v. People Against Nuclear Energy (1983)
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1983)
- Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen (2004)
- Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (2004)
- Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council (2008)
- Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms (2010)
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CAA cases |
- Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1975)
- Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1984)
- Whitman v. American Trucking Associations (2001)
- Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. EPA (2004)
- Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen (2004)
- Massachusetts v. EPA (2007)
- Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp. (2007)
- American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut (2011)
- Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA (2014)
- Michigan v. EPA (2015)
- HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining v. Renewable Fuels Association (2021)
- West Virginia v. EPA (2022)
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RCRA cases |
- City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey (1978)
- Southern Union Co. v. United States (2012)
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ESA cases |
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill (1978)
- Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife (1992)
- Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon (1995)
- National Association of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife (2007)
- Weyerhaeuser Company v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service (2018)
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club (2021)
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CWA cases |
- United States v. Riverside Bayview (1985)
- SWANCC v. Army Corps of Engineers (2001)
- South Florida Water Management District v. Miccosukee Tribe (2004)
- S. D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection (2006)
- Rapanos v. United States (2006)
- National Association of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife (2007)
- Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper Inc. (2009)
- Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (2009)
- Sackett v. EPA I (2012)
- Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council (2013)
- Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. (2016)
- National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense (2018)
- County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund (2020)
- Sackett v. EPA II (2023)
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CERCLA cases |
- United States v. Bestfoods (1998)
- Guam v. United States (2021)
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Major federal legislation, treaties, and lower court decisions |
- Yellowstone National Park Protection Act (1872)
- Forest Service Organic Administration Act (1897)
- Rivers and Harbors Act (1899)
- Lacey Act (1900)
- Weeks Act (1911)
- North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 (1911)
- Weeks–McLean Act (1913)
- Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1918)
- Clarke–McNary Act (1924)
- Oil Pollution Act (1924)
- McSweeney-McNary Act (1928)
- Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (1934)
- Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (1954)
- Air Pollution Control Act (1955)
- Fish and Wildlife Act (1956)
- Oil Pollution Act (1961)
- Clean Air Act (1963, 1970, 1977, 1990)
- Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference v. Federal Power Commission (2nd Cir. Court of Appeals, 1965)
- Solid Waste Disposal Act (1965)
- Endangered Species Act (1969)
- Environmental Quality Improvement Act (1970)
- National Environmental Policy Act (1970)
- Clean Water Act (1972, 1977, 1987, 2014)
- Coastal Zone Management Act (1972)
- Coastal Zone Management Program
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1972)
- Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (1972)
- Noise Control Act (1972)
- Endangered Species Act (1973)
- Oil Pollution Act (1973)
- Safe Drinking Water Act (1974, 1986, 1996)
- Water Resources Development Act (1974, 1976, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2022)
- Federal Noxious Weed Act (1975)
- Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (1975)
- Magnuson–Stevens Act (1976)
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976)
- Toxic Substances Control Act (1976)
- Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (1977)
- Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (1978)
- CERCLA (Superfund) (1980)
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (1986)
- Emergency Wetlands Resources Act (1986)
- Global Change Research Act (1990)
- National Environmental Education Act (1990)
- Oil Pollution Act (1990)
- Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992
- Food Quality Protection Act (1996)
- Energy Policy Act (2005)
- Energy Independence and Security Act (2007)
- Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. EPA (D.C. Cir. Court of Appeals, 2012)
- Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (2016)
- America's Water Infrastructure Act (2018)
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021)
- Louisiana v. Biden (5th Cir. Court of Appeals, 2022)
- CHIPS and Science Act (2022)
- Inflation Reduction Act (2022)
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Federal agencies |
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Council on Environmental Quality
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Office of Surface Mining
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Global Change Research Program
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Regulations and concepts |
- Best available technology
- Citizen suit
- Clean Power Plan
- Corporate average fuel economy
- Discharge Monitoring Report
- Effluent guidelines
- Environmental crime
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental justice
- Executive Order 13432 (2007)
- Executive Order 13990 (2022)
- LDV Rule (2010)
- Maximum contaminant level
- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
- National Climate Assessment
- National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
- National Priorities List
- New Source Performance Standards
- New Source Review
- Not-To-Exceed (NTE)
- PACE financing
- Presidential Climate Action Plan
- Renewable Fuel Standard
- Right to know
- Section 608 Certification
- Significant New Alternatives Policy
- State of the Climate
- Tailoring Rule (2010)
- Total maximum daily load
- Toxicity category rating
- Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action
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