6-687: The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a law passed by the 114th United States Congress and signed into law by US President Barack Obama in 2016. Administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency , which regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals , the Act amends and updates the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that went into force in 1976. Senators David Vitter and Frank Lautenberg introduced
12-624: A TSCA reform bill as S. 1009 on May 22, 2013, co-sponsored by a number of other senators at the United States House Energy Subcommittee on Environment and Economy . After Senator Lautenberg died, Senator Tom Udall sponsored Senate bill 697 in 2015, to amend and re-authorize TSCA, called the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act . The House then passed H.R.2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, and
18-827: The Republicans control of the Senate and the House for the first time since the 109th Congress . With 248 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate , this Congress began with the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929–1931. Section contents: Senate : Majority (R) , Minority (D) • House : Majority (R) , Minority (D) Senators are listed by state and then by Senate classes , In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2016; Class 1 meant their term began in
24-508: The last Congress, requiring re-election in 2018; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2020. There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress. [ Section contents: Senate , House , Joint ] Source: "Senate Organization Chart for the 114th Congress" . Senate.gov . US Senate. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015 . Retrieved January 26, 2015 . Source: "Officers and Organizations of
30-658: Was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives . It met in Washington, D.C. , from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2017, during the final two years of Barack Obama's presidency . The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census . The 2014 elections gave
36-455: Was referred to the Senate. Congress passed a reconciled version of the reform bill with bipartisan support in June 2016. On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the bill into law. Lawmakers and industry groups were largely supportive of the new law, while environmental advocates offered more mixed reactions. 114th United States Congress The 114th United States Congress
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