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H.R. 2030 (114th)

READ Act

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Introduced

27 April 2015

Last action

1 May 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

Sponsors

Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

3 December 2025

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Summary

Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database Act of 2015 or the READ Act This bill amends the Asbestos Information Act of 1988 to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and maintain a database of asbestos-containing products. The database must be accessible through EPA's website, publicly available, and searchable. An asbestos-containing product is any product to which asbestos is deliberately or knowingly added or in which asbestos is deliberately used or knowingly present in any concentration. Any person who manufactured, processed, distributed, sold, imported, transported, or stored an asbestos-containing product must report to the EPA each year to identify the characteristics and location of the asbestos-containing products. Civil penalties are imposed upon any person who knowingly: (1) manufactured, processed, distributed, sold, imported, transported, or stored an asbestos-containing product and who did not submit a report; or (2) provides false or inaccurate information in a report or fails to provide required information. The Government Accountability Office must report on the utility of the database. The report must contain recommendations for measures to increase use of the database by consumers and further reduce the harm caused by exposure to asbestos.

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Timeline

  1. 27 April 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 April 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 April 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 May 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

    Source: Committee

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