Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act

House Bill

H.R. 123

119th Congress

Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 3, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Andy Biggs

R - AZ

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Environmental Protection

Summary

This bill changes how the EPA conducts chemical hazard and dose response assessments. It moves these assessments from the Integrated Risk Information System program to appropriate EPA program offices and creates a steering committee to prevent duplication of effort across offices.

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill changes how the EPA conducts chemical hazard and dose response assessments. It moves these assessments from the Integrated Risk Information System program to appropriate EPA program offices and creates a steering committee to prevent duplication of effort across offices.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act This bill modifies procedures related to specified chemical assessments performed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Specifically, chemical hazard identification and dose response assessments must be performed by the appropriate EPA program office (they are currently performed by the Integrated Risk Information System program). Additionally, the bill requires the EPA to establish a steering committee to ensure there is no duplication of effort by relevant program offices in conducting covered assessments.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Transfers chemical assessments to EPA program offices
Removes assessments from IRIS program
Creates steering committee to prevent duplication
Modifies chemical hazard identification procedures
Changes dose response assessment processes

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Chemical risk assessments could be conducted differently under this reorganization. Industry groups that have criticized IRIS assessments as overly conservative may see changes. Public health advocates worry about potential weakening of chemical safety evaluations.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Environmental Protection

Related Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Appropriations

Chemistry

Congressional oversight

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Environmental health

Environmental regulatory procedures

Executive agency funding and structure

Government information and archives

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

123, 119th Congress (2025). "Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-123