HR 4935 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

Introduced Jun 13, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Paul E. Gillmor R-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 26, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

Progress

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IntroducedJun 13, 2002
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit (subject to certain exemptions and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention)) the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, or disposal of a POPs chemical substance or mixture. Defines "POPs chemical substance or mixture" as the following: (1) aldrin; (2) chlordane; (3) DDT; (4) dieldrin; (5) endrin; (6) heptachlor; (7) hexachlorobenzene; (8) mirex; (9) PCBs; and (10) toxaphene.

Prohibits (subject to certain exemptions and the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP)) the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, or use of certain LRTAP POPs chemical substances or mixtures.

Requires certification statements to accompany each POPs substance or mixture or LRTAP POPs substance or mixture distributed in commerce.

Establishes procedures for information collection by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Requires international cooperative efforts by EPA.

Subjects exports of substances or mixtures regulated under this Act to TSCA. Imposes penalties for export and import violations.

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide for the regulation of POPs pesticides (the substances listed in Annex A or B to the POPs Convention and with respect to which any applicable provision of the Convention has entered into force under paragraph 4 of Article 22) and LRTAP POPs pesticides, including through registration and exemptions, controls on imports and exports, international cooperative efforts, certification statements, and notice and recording by the Administrator.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 13, 2002.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte	Original	Jun 13, 2002

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 26, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Jun 19, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jun 13, 2002Introduced in House
Jun 13, 2002Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

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