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HR5373Referred to Committee

Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-16
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat · OR · Representative
Votes with party: 98.0% (601 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001278

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Don Bacon (R-NE-2)Original· 2025-09-16

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2025-09-16

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-09-16

Previously

  • Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-16

Plain-English Summary

Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025 This bill generally prohibits the manufacture, process, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos or any mixture or article containing commercial asbestos. The President may, on application, grant exemptions from the prohibition in situations where it is necessary to protect national security interests.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Environmental Protection
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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