TCE Reduction Act of 2007

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of susceptible populations, including pregnant women, infants, and children, by requiring a health advisory, drinking water standard, and reference concentration for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion, and for other purposes.

8/1/2007--Introduced.
Toxic Chemical Exposure Reduction Act of 2007 or the TCE Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a health advisory for trichloroethylene that fully protects, with an adequate margin of safety, the health of susceptible populations (including pregnant women, infants, and children), taking into consideration body weight, exposure patterns, and all routes of exposure.
Requires the Administrator to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for trichloroethylene:
(1) that is protective of susceptible populations; and
(2) the maximum contaminant level of which is as close to the maximum contaminant level goal for trichloroethylene, and as protective of those susceptible populations, as is feasible. Requires consumer confidence reports to disclose the presence of, and the potential health risks to susceptible populations from exposure to, trichloroethylene in drinking water.
Requires the Administrator to:
(1) publish a health advisory for trichloroethylene that fully protects the health of susceptible populations from vapor intrusion;
(2) establish an integrated risk information system reference concentration of trichloroethylene vapor that is protective of susceptible populations; and
(3) apply such reference concentration with respect to any potential vapor intrusion-related investigations or actions to protect public health with respect to trichloroethylene exposure carried out pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and the Safe Drinking Water Act.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
• and 7 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Elizabeth Dole
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
  • Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
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Committees

• Senate Environment and Public Works

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1911

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August 01, 2007

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• Sep 24, 2008: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-486. Minority views filed.
• Added to calendar on Sep 24, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1057..
• Added to calendar on Jul 31, 2008: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably..
• Jul 31, 2008: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
• Introduced on Aug 01, 2007.
• Aug 01, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.5527

Related Issue Areas:

• Water pollution
• Administrative procedure
• Child health
• Children
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• Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental health
• Environmental protection
• Executive departments
• Government information
• Government publicity
• Hazardous substances
• Health warnings
• Infants
• Law
• Liability for environmental damages
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Potable water
• Pregnant women
• Water pollution control
• Water resources
• Women
• Women's health

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September 26, 2008 Federal Activity on Water Issues

It is also taking up the Toxic Chemical Expose (TCE) Reduction Act of 2007 (S. 1911).The bills would modify the Safe Drinking Water Act to require specific monitoring and reporting related to perchlorate and trichloroethylene with the ...

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September 07, 2008 WashingtonWatch.com Digest - September 8, 2009 - The ...

S. 1911 The TCE Reduction Act of 2007 Costs $0.04 per family. H.R. 6308 The Municipal Bond Fairness Act Costs $0.04 per family. S. 24 The Perchlorate Monitoring and Right-to-Know Act of 2007 Costs $0.19 per family ...

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September 04, 2008 S. 1911

S. 1911. Toxic Chemical Exposure Reduction Act of 2007. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. on July 31, 2008. S. 1911 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a health ...

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