Legislative Background on EPA Science Policy
Recent Action by Congress on H.R. 1030 and H.R. 1029
Congress is considering two bills that would change the way in which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses science and scientific advice to inform its policies. Secret Science Reform Act. The Secret Science Reform Act, introduced in the House as H.R. 1030 by Representative Lamar Smith (TX-R) and in the Senate as S. 544 by Senator John Barrasso (WY-R), would prohibit EPA from “proposing, finalizing, or disseminating” any standards, regulations, or guidance “unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such action is the best available science, specifically identified, and publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent…
