HR 1430 · 115th Congress · Environmental Protection
HONEST Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.(2017-03-30)
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Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 or the HONEST Act This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency 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. Personally identifiable information, trade secrets, or commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential must be redacted prior to public availability.…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017
Mar 29, 2017As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 29, 2017
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Cosponsors (20)
1 Democrat19 Republicans