RESOURCES: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN) H.R. 1603 and S. 717
March 7, 2019: H.R. 1603 Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN)
H.R. 1603 Co-Sponsors
March 7, 2019: S.717 Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN)
S. 717 Co-Sponsors
November 19, 2019: H.R. 1603 H.R. Manager’s Amendment
September 21, 2020: H.R. 1603 Rep. Bonamici Amendment
September 25, 2020: H.R. 1603 Rep. Bonamici Amendment
ARBAN Letters, Statements and Op-Eds (ADAO, Joint, Open, Others)
October 16, 2020: ADAO Letter to House Committee on Energy and Commerce
September 29, 2020: AFL-CIO letter to U.S. House of Representatives
September 28, 2020: IAFF Letter to U.S. House of Representatives
September 27, 2020: American Association for Justice’s Statement
September September 16, 2020: ADAO Letter to Chairman Pallone, Ranking Member Walden, Subcommittee Chairman Tonko and Ranking Member Shimkus
September 16, 2020: Scientists’ Letter to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer
April 16, 2020: ADAO Letter to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer
March 3 2020: Attorneys General letter to House Leadership
February 4, 2020: Scientists’ Letter to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer
January 16, 2020: Joint ARBAN Stakeholder Letter to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer
July 12, 2019: Attorneys General letter to House E & C Committee
October 15, 2019: NY Times Op-Ed: Asbestos Kills Nearly 40,000 Americans a Year. Ban It. by Gina McCarthy and William K. Reilly
August 15, 2019: NEJM: A Most Reckless Proposal — A Plan to Continue Asbestos Use in the United States by Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., and Richard A. Lemen, Ph.D.
May 8, 2019, NY Times: E.P.A. Leaders Disregarded Agency’s Experts in Issuing Asbestos Rule, Memos Show
Government Data and Reports
USGS Asbestos Statistics and Information
Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act
EPA Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos
Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Report
ADAO Statements and Releases
November 11, 2020: PRESS RELEASE: ADAO AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES PRESENT CASE TO U.S. DISTRICT COURT TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON ASBESTOS IMPORTS AND USE
October 20, 2020: ADAO Press Release: ADAO Applauds the Release of “Warren Zevon’s Greatest Hits (According to Judd Apatow)” to Help Ban Asbestos
September 26, 2020: Press Release: ADAO ANNOUNCES ASBESTOS BAN BILL FLOOR VOTE AT THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES || Mesothelioma Awareness Day News Sparks Hope for an Asbestos Ban
September 9, 2020: ADAO Urges EPA Administrator Wheeler to Heed Strong Direction from of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals
September 2020 House Democrat and Republican Statements and Videos from H.R. 1603 Suspension Calendar Removal
Democrat Statement: Lead House Democrats Condemn Republicans For Abandoning Their Support of an Asbestos Ban
GOP Energy and Commerce Committee: The Trial Bar is At It Again https://bit.ly/2EYpgW3
Republican Statement: Lead House Republicans Demand Vote on Bipartisan, Committee-Passed Asbestos Ban
- One-minute videos of the GOP E & C Leadership in support of ARBAN.