Energy and Commerce to scrutinize chemicals law

By Ellie Borst | 01/21/2025 06:38 AM EST

A hearing will focus on Toxic Substances Control Act regulations “that have inhibited American innovation.”

Rep. Morgan Griffith during a hearing.

Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), new chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, will hold his first hearing of the year this week on chemicals oversight. Rod Lamkey/AP

House Energy and Commerce Republicans are prioritizing scrutiny of the nation’s revamped chemicals law for one of their first hearings of the new Congress.

The hearing comes on the heels of major Biden administration rules, which chemical industry groups have criticized as regulatory onslaught that hinders innovation.

The hearing “will get to the root of those policies that have inhibited American innovation and our ability to compete in the global market,” Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), chair of the Subcommittee on Environment, said in a joint statement.

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“The new administration offers a chance to address these issues and ensure American leadership in safely producing the chemicals vital to manufacturing in the years ahead,” said Guthrie and Griffith.

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