Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 19, 2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 1.
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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos.
The bill authorizes the President to grant exemptions from this prohibition if it is necessary to protect national security interests and no feasible alternative exists for the intended use of the asbestos-containing product.
Any person who has manufactured, processed, or distributed asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos in the 36 months preceding the enactment of this bill (as well as those acting within the year after enactment but before the prohibition takes effect) must submit a report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) including information such as the location of the facility where the manufacturing occurred.
Additionally, the EPA must submit a report assessing the presence of asbestos in any residential, commercial, industrial, public, and school buildings as well as the extent of exposure and risk to human health. The report must include recommendations for modifications or additions to statutes, regulations, policies, and programs aimed at protecting against exposures to legacy asbestos.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2019 to Feb 18, 2020; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 7, 2019Markup Nov 19, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2019Hearings May 13, 2019Markup Sep 26, 2019Reported Sep 26, 2019 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 7, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 19, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 1.
- Sep 26, 2019Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 26, 2019Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- May 13, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 1, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5644, H5645 | Greg Walden R-OR, John Shimkus R-IL | Oct 2, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 4, 2020H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 19, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 41, March 7, 2019, page H2585.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-30 | BAN ASBESTOS NOW: TAKING ACTION TO SAVE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS195 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 8, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 717 | Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 7, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Building construction
- Business records
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Government information and archives
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Manufacturing
- Solid waste and recycling
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
