Vitter Eyes TSCA Reform As Legislative Priority Ahead Of 2016 Retirement

摘要

Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), a leading sponsor of pending legislation to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), sees the bill as one of his top remaining legislative priorities ahead of his recently announced retirement in 2016, according to his office, and observers expect a reinvigorated push for a floor vote on the bill. "I'm hopeful [the bill] is the kind of thing that Vitter would want to see come to fruition," says one chemical industry source tracking the TSCA bill. "I can't think of legislation he's been more attached to." But a second industry source cautions that Vitter is no longer ranking member of the Senate environment committee and may not be as invested in pushing the TSCA reform bill as he had been earlier in the legislative process. But the source adds that if the bill were to become law, "he could claim he is still an effective senator."