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- H.R.2566
H.R.2566: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain PFAS, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- Introduced May 7, 2019
- Latest Major Action Sept. 26, 2019
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- Introduced in House - May 7, 2019
Bill Summary
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the Safer Choice Standard of the Safer Choice Program. Specifically, the EPA must identify the requirements that specified products (e.g., pots, pans, or cooking utensils) must meet in order to be labeled with a Safer Choice label, including a requirement that such products do not contain certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS....
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Sept. 26, 2019 |
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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| Sept. 26, 2019 |
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| May 15, 2019 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| May 13, 2019 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| May 8, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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| May 7, 2019 |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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| May 7, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Darren Soto (D-Fla.) |