Sen. Lautenberg Plans Toxic Substances Control Update Bill
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Introducing a bill to modernize the 36-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act is a priority for Senator Frank Lautenberg in the 113th Congress. Senator David Vitter might introduce his own industry-backed bill to modernize the act.
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