"House Passes Sweeping Chemical Safety Bill"

"WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved new chemical safety rules designed to overhaul federal regulation covering thousands of chemicals in daily use, a rare bipartisan action in a year when Congress is torn by presidential politics.

Trade groups representing Dow Chemical Co., DuPont Co. and others pushed for the legislation as states, and even large retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Lowe’s Cos., and Target Corp., were stepping in with their own, sometimes far-reaching rules over concerns about chemical safety.

The bill, the first significant update to federal chemicals safety law in 40 years, is expected to be passed by the Senate as soon as this week and signed into law by President Barack Obama. It passed 403 to 12."

Alexandra Berzon and Amy Harder report for the Wall Street Journal May 24, 2016.

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