Merged TSCA Bill Foreseen; Disputes Await Conference

Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) told Bloomberg BNA Feb. 2 that he expects lawmakers to wait until a formal conference to address certain controversial facets of a revamp of the Toxic Substances Control Act, but he does not see major obstacles to reconciling separate House (H.R. 2576) and Senate (S. 697) efforts.

“It’s important for us to get this thing done and I think we all know that,” said Shimkus, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment and the Economy.

Among the controversial aspects of TSCA reform that could wait until a formal conference to be addressed, ...