Toxic Substances Control Act

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I just found out about these and am not sure if they have been brought up

before.

Right now there are 2 bills pending in the house and senate.

They are basically identical. Even though both houses are out on recess,

when they get back on 9/8 they need to hear from us. Unfortunately, nothing

can be done by them until the 8th, but that does not preclude them hearing from

their constituents!!

Call your congressional rep and both Senators and request that they sign

onto them.

H.R.6100

Title: To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of

children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.

Sponsor: _Rep Solis, Hilda L._

(http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/? & Db=d110 & querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Re\

p+Solis++Hilda+L.))+01636))) [CA-32]

(introduced 5/20/2008) _Cosponsors_

(http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR06100:@@@P) (5)

Related Bills: _S.3040_

(http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN03040:)

Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status:

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

_http://www.ewg.org/files/Kid-Safe-HR6100.pdf_

(http://www.ewg.org/files/Kid-Safe-HR6100.pdf)

S.3040

Title: A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the

exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.

Sponsor: _Sen Lautenberg, R._

(http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/? & Db=d110 & querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Se\

n+Lautenberg+++R.))+01381)))

[NJ] (introduced 5/20/2008) _Cosponsors_

(http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN03040:@@@P) (5)

Related Bills: _H.R.6100_

(http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR06100:)

Latest Major Action: 5/20/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read

twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

_http://www.ewg.org/files/Kid-Safe-S3040.pdf_

(http://www.ewg.org/files/Kid-Safe-S3040.pdf)

Industry is already lobbying DC to have the bills defeated!!!! Campaign

contributions makes very STRANGE bedfellows and voting tendencies.

Already some republicans are claiming " the bill hasn't been finalized, there

will be amendments, deletions, so I will wiat for the final bill " . Don't

let them play that card. Nail them now so that they can't buy time.

Every incumbent wants to be re-elected...make them work for your vote.

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