Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008
Latest action · May 20, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require each manufacturer of a chemical substance distributed in commerce to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) a statement certifying that the substance meets required safety standards or that there is insufficient data to make such determination; and (2) all reasonably available information concerning the substance not previously submitted. Requires manufacturers to update such information at least every three years or at any time new information becomes available on a substance's toxicity.
Requires manufacturers to provide chemical safety information upon the Administrator's request.
Prohibits the manufacture, importation, or distribution in commerce of a chemical substance if the Administrator determines that the manufacturer has failed to comply with this Act or that the substance does not meet applicable safety standards. Authorizes the Administrator to prohibit a specified use of a chemical substance in consumer products if the use of the product in the home results in human exposure that does not meet the safety standard.
Requires the Administrator to: (1) publish a priority list that categorizes all chemical substances distributed in commerce; (2) develop a priority list for making safety determinations of at least 300 chemical substances; (3) determine whether a manufacturer has established that its priority-list substances meet applicable safety standards; (4) arrange for the Director of the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a biomonitoring study to determine the presence of a chemical substance in human cord blood if the Administrator determines that it may be present in human blood, fluids, or tissue; (5) implement animal testing alternatives; (6) create market incentives for the development of safer alternatives to existing chemical substances; (7) establish an Interagency Science Advisory Board on Children's Health and Toxic Substances; (8) cooperate with international efforts to monitor chemical substances; and (9) create a database to share information on the toxicity and use of, and exposure to, chemical substances and provide public access to such data.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2008 to Sep 11, 2008; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | May 20, 2008 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | May 20, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 20, 2008 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | May 20, 2008 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 21, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Sep 11, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred May 20, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2008Introduced in Senate
- May 20, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6100 | Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 | Identical bill | May 21, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Bioaccumulation
- Blood
- Business records
- Chemical industries
- Chemistry
- Child health
- Child safety
- Commerce
- Consumer education
- Consumer goods
- Data banks
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health surveys
- Hormones
- Immune system
- Import restrictions
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- Medical tests
- Product safety
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Standards
- Toxicology
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2008Introduced in Senate
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