US Congress House Bill 1603 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-1)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-11-19 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 1.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]
Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-11-19	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 1.
2019-11-19	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-09-26	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2019-09-26	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-05-13	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-05-01	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-03-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
2019-03-07	House	Referred 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.
2019-03-07	House	Referred 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.
2019-03-07	House	Introduced in House

SB717 (Related) 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1603/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1603/BILLS-116hr1603ih.pdf