Each year, approximately a quarter of SOT members express a desire for the Society to engage in advocacy activities on behalf of toxicology. Aware of this interest, SOT Council continually monitors regulatory and political policy throughout the world to identify opportunities for engagement by...
On June 22, US President Barack Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which reformed the 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). It passed the US House of Representatives by a 403 to 12 vote and the US Senate by a voice vote, indicating...
Today, President Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act , which replaces the 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). For six years, an SOT Task Force has worked to ensure that the science of toxicology and the application of risk assessment are...
On December 17, 2015, the Senate passed S. 697, the “Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act” by unanimous consent and without any debate. This is another major step in the process toward achieving a revised and reformed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In June, the House...
Members of Congress, key stakeholders, and the scientific community regard the reform of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) as a priority for the 114th Congress. Thus, the SOT TSCA Task Force continues to build on its past accomplishments ( SOT Continues to Forge Relationships with...
Submitted by Daland R. Juberg, Chair, SOT TSCA Task Force On Monday, February 9, 2015, Roll Call online published an opinion editorial by Society of Toxicology (SOT) 2014–2015 President Norbert E. Kaminski, “TSCA Reform Should Embrace the Best Application of Toxicological Science—a...
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Task Force continues efforts on Capitol Hill following the November elections. Just recently, the Task Force filed a set of comments on the most recent Udall-Vitter version of the TSCA reform bill and the Democratic response to...
Members of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Task Force continue to step up efforts to meet with members from the House and Senate who have responsibility for modernizing this 1976 legislation. Since February, SOT TSCA Task Force members have met with leaders on...
TSCA and the Society of Toxicology What role does toxicology play as Members of Congress continue efforts to revamp a major environmental statute that is now more than 35 years old? The statute in question is the Toxic Substances Control Act 1976, which mandates that the US EPA protect the...
As the 113th Congress continues efforts to revise the 38-year-old chemical regulation statute, the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA), the Society of Toxicology (SOT) TSCA Subcommittee is working with members of Congress and their staff to offer assistance on key scientific provisions...
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