115th Congress
Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act
Purpose
To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Stipulates that new Environmental Protection Agency regulations must be based on the “best available science”
- Stipulates that EPA regulations must be based on “scientific and technical information” that is “publicly available online in a manner that is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results”
- Specifies that “scientific and technical information” comprises materials, data, protocols, computer codes and models, recorded factual materials, and descriptions of how such information can be accessed and used
- Stipulates that personally identifiable information, trade secrets, and other sensitive information should be redacted prior to research being made public
- Specifies that no standing regulations should be repealed, reissued, or modified as a result of the enactment of the bill
Primary Sponsors
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REPRESENTATIVE R-TX
Co-sponsors by Party
R
28
D
1
I
0
Actions
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03/29/2017
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03/09/2017Advanced by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
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03/08/2017Introduced in House