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S. 1794 (115th)

HONEST Act

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Introduced

12 September 2017

Last action

12 September 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsors

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

11 August 2025

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Summary

Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 or the HONEST Act This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support the action is the best available science, specifically identified, and publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. Covered actions are risk, exposure, or hazard assessments, criteria documents, standards, limitations, regulations, regulatory impact analyses, or guidance. Personally identifiable information, trade secrets, or commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential must be redacted prior to public availability. The EPA may use an existing website maintained by another federal agency to make the scientific and technical information available.

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Timeline

  1. 12 September 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 September 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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