Toxic Substances Control Act Liability Amendments of 1983

Summary

Toxic Substances Control Act Liability Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to include under the definition of "chemical substance" any microorganism or other biological substance (thus providing for regulation under TSCA of "bioengineering" substances before they are genetically manufactured and sold). Revises provisions for citizens civil actions under TSCA to establish a Federal cause of action for toxic substances damages. Permits any person to bring an action in an appropriate U.S. district court against manufacturers or processors of a chemical substance or mixture to recover specified compensable damages. Provides that U.S. district court jurisdiction over such actions shall be concurrent with State court jurisdiction. Sets forth provisions relating to liability, evidence, and limitation of such actions.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 3 November 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 November 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 November 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 8 November 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 November 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11] · D · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.