The House Energy and Commerce Committee has released a discussion draft on modernizing the Toxic Substances Control Act. Today, in advance of the committee beginning its work, IHMM has submitted comments to the committee representing the IHMM CHMM, CHMP, and AHMM communities of practice most affected by the proposed changes in the law.

TSCA had its last significant amendment in 2016. Its provision allowing the EPA to collect fees from industry to support the agency’s chemical reviews expires this year.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, announced a hearing titled Chemicals in Commerce: Legislative Proposal to Modernize America’s Chemical Safety Law, Strengthen Critical Supply Chains, and Grow Domestic Manufacturing.

“Since our first hearing of this Congress, our Committee has been working to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act,” said Chairmen Guthrie and Palmer. “Targeted and measured reforms will increase accountability, strengthen domestic manufacturing, and safeguard the health and safety of our communities. The legislation we’ll be discussing in this hearing would support these goals and help to ensure TSCA processes are working effectively to evaluate chemical safety and support American innovation.”