A bill to require asbestos manufacturers to submit information on their asbestos products to the Environmental Protection Agency and to require owners of buildings containing asbestos to inspect the buildings and take samples of asbestos before commencing civil actions relating to asbestos, and for other purposes.
Asbestos Information Act of 1986 - Requires manufacturers and sellers of asbestos or asbestos-containing materials used in buildings to submit formulas and other pertinent information to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for publication.
Requires building owners to preserve representative asbestos-containing material and inspect a building for type of material and year of building construction before seeking relief from asbestos hazards. Requires the inclusion of sample analysis results, if any, in relief actions.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce through the National Bureau of Standards, to develop protocols for asbestos sampling and a laboratory accreditation program.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported.
Reported to House by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 99-863.
Reported to House by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 99-863.
Placed on Union Calendar No: 524.
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 390 - 4 (Record Vote No: 401).
Roll Call #401 (House)Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 390 - 4 (Record Vote No: 401).
Roll Call #401 (House)Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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