Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating a covered action 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 analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. A covered action includes a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance.
Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
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2015-06-22 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124. | Senate |
2015-06-22 | Committee | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with an amendment. With written report No. 114-69. Minority views filed. | Senate |
2015-04-28 | Committee | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. | Senate |
2015-02-24 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate |
2015-02-24 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |