Senate Holds Landmark Hearing on Federal Chemicals Law Reform.

The article focuses on a hearing held by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in the U.S. on July 31, 2013 to discuss modernization of the federal chemical management statute Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): the Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 (S.696) and the Chemical Safety Improvement Act (S. 1009). It informs that Senator Barbara Boxer revealed her support for the S. 696, while Senator David Vitter focuses on problems associated with the S. 1009.