S2811Referred to Committee
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-09-16
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Jeff Merkley
Democrat · OR · Senator
Votes with party: 85.2% (908 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (3)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2025-09-16
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksReferred 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.
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