Sound Science Act of 2026

This bill would change how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tests and evaluates chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act. It would remove language that bars considering costs and other non-risk factors in certain testing decisions, and would change the goal of chemical rules from ending a chemical's unreasonable risk to minimizing that risk to the extent reasonably feasible. Risk evaluations would have to consider exposure limits set by other federal agencies, assume compliance with workplace safety rules, and count combined (aggregate) exposures only if EPA issues a written finding that it is necessary. The bill would also lengthen the public comment period on draft risk evaluations, give other federal agencies at least 30 days to comment first, require EPA to pick cost-effective requirements, and require in-person peer review of risk evaluations by a science committee.

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Sponsors

• Pete Ricketts Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors