Sound Science Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Sound Science Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Trade.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sound Science Act of 2026.
- Section idea869594959c4bd38f51bd700542f8f5: 2. Testing Section 4(b)(1)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2603(b)(1)(B)) is amended— by striking methodologies and inserting technically...
- Section id38c01634cfdb44ecb6a84a10a49bac0b: 3. Consistency among existing requirements and among Federal department risk information Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(a))...
- Section id22fc696d6374457e8333c536955307f9: 4. Improving accountability of final agency actions Section 6(i)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(i)(2)) is amended by inserting and any...
- Section id63371606f3184397b14f595bf374d445: 5. Strengthening scientific standards Section 26 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2625) is amended— in subsection (h)— in paragraph (4), by...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Sound Science Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Trade
Primary Purpose
This bill, Sound Science Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Ricketts introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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