Tell Your Senators to Support the Boxer-Markey Bill and Oppose the Vitter-Udall Bill!

The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) tasks the EPA with protecting American citizens from chemicals that are harmful to human health. But under this law, chemicals are assumed to pose no health risk unless the EPA proves otherwise—and the agency investigates dangerous chemicals at a glacially slow pace.

Two bills have been introduced this Congress to update the TSCA, one introduced by Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Tom Udall (D-NM) but drafted by the chemical industry, and the other by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA). Of the two, the Boxer-Markey bill goes much further to improve and update current chemical regulations. Ask your senators to support the Boxer-Markey chemical safety bill, which takes real steps in protecting Americans from dangerous chemicals, and oppose the Vitter-Udall bill.

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Please Support the Boxer-Markey Bill and Oppose the Vitter-Udall Bill!

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The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 tasks the EPA with protecting American citizens from chemicals that are harmful to human health. But under this law, chemicals are assumed to pose no health risk unless the EPA proves otherwise, and EPA has only tested about 250 of the 84,000 chemicals registered for use in the United States -- and has banned or placed restrictions on only nine.

So far, two bills have been introduced this Congress to update the TSCA. The Vitter-Udall bill has some positive measures that would strengthen chemical safety. It would mandate that the EPA consider the risks to citizens -- not the cost to industry -- when assessing chemicals. Unfortunately, the bill has been heavily influenced by the American Chemistry Council: the final draft originated with the chemical industry itself. One of the most troubling provisions of the bill preempts state action against chemicals when they are under review by the EPA, creating what one senator called a "death zone," a period where the public is left unprotected while the EPA conducts one of its lengthy reviews.

The Boxer-Markey bill goes much further to improve and update current chemical regulations. This bill would not preempt state action, would require immediate action on chemicals that accumulate in the body, and would ensure that all chemicals in the market are reviewed by the EPA.

With between 500 and 1,000 new chemicals introduced each year on top of the 84,000 already on the market, a goal of five EPA assessments per year does nothing to meaningfully protect consumers from potentially dangerous chemicals. As your constituent, I ask you to support the Boxer-Markey safety bill, which takes real steps in protecting Americans from dangerous chemicals, and oppose the Vitter-Udall bill!

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