S. 544 · 114th Congress
Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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BarrassoSponsor7 cosponsors · 7 R
7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
The EPA must carry out the bill in a manner that does not exceed $1 million per fiscal year.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Jun 22, 2015
Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such action is the best available science, specifically identified, and publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. A "covered action" includes a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance.
The EPA must carry out the bill in a manner that does not exceed $1 million per fiscal year.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
Latest action (Jun 22, 2015): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 24, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.