No IRIS Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3724
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2024-02-01
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3724 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 1, 2024 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System as a tier 1 data source in rulemakings and other regulatory actions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Industrial Restrictions In Secret Act of 2024 or the No IRIS Act of 2024 . 2. Prohibition on use of assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System program Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not use any assessment generated by the Integrated Risk Information System program of the Environmental Protection Agency as the primary data source— (1) to develop, finalize, or issue a rule or regulation; (2) to carry out any other regulatory action; or (3) to inform the National Air Toxics Assessment.