H.C.R. No. 11 Summary

• Encourages the 113th United States Congress to enact federal legislation modernizing the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 to strengthen chemical management and safety oversight.

• Proposes six key policy reforms: requiring chemical manufacturers to prove safety of existing and new chemicals, establishing immediate action to reduce harmful chemicals, preserving state authority for stricter regulations, establishing health standards based on best science to protect vulnerable populations, fast-tracking approval of safer chemical alternatives, and promoting environmental justice in chemical exposure reduction.

• Notes the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 exempted approximately 62,000 chemicals from testing when enacted and the EPA has since required testing on only 200 of those chemicals with partial restrictions on only 5 chemicals.

• Directs transmission of certified copies to the President, Congress leadership, EPA Administrator, and Hawaii's congressional delegation.