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S. 544 (114th)

Secret Science Reform Act of 2015

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Introduced

24 February 2015

Last action

22 June 2015 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.

Sponsors

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

5 December 2025

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 24 February 2015

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 February 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 April 2015

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 22 June 2015

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 22 June 2015

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with an amendment. With written report No. 114-69. Minority views filed.

    Source: Committee

  6. 22 June 2015

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with an amendment. With written report No. 114-69. Minority views filed.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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  • Reported to Senate (text)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 22 June 2015

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  • Reported to Senate (PDF)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 22 June 2015

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 22 June 2015

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 February 2015

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