Chemical industry leaders are pressing Congress to speed up the federal government’s new chemical review process, even as EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has pledged to step on the gas himself.
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee heard testimony Thursday about ongoing delays to chemical safety reviews conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act, while debating the merits and challenges of EPA’s approach.
Committee Chair Brian Babin (R-Texas) said the hearing was meant to “help guide research and development policy at the EPA,” specifically chemical reviews under TSCA.
That’s particularly important now, as another House panel considers updates to that law. The House Energy and Commerce Committee has jurisdiction over TSCA, and Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) has spent the last year working on legislation to reform TSCA ahead of September, when EPA’s authority to collect fees expires.
