Categories for Policy
SOCMA commends the House Energy & Commerce Committee for holding a hearing earlier this week on EPA’s recently finalized Risk Management Program (RMP) rule. We are pleased that Members of Congress took action based on the educational efforts of SOCMA’s Advocacy Committee and publicly turned their attention to the overly prescriptive program, which creates security vulnerabilities and diverts resources from critical security, safety, and process improvements.
May 10, 2024
Today, EPA released a pre-publication of the risk management final rule for Methylene Chloride Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). While the proposed rule set out to ban almost all uses of methylene chloride, SOCMA was successful in winning allowances for several conditions of use that are critical for SOCMA members.
April 30, 2024
Last week, the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees held hearings on “The Administration’s 2024 Trade Priorities”, where US Trade Representative Katherine Tai appeared as a witness to discuss the President’s stances on current and potential trade programs.
April 25, 2024
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) commends Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02) for his proactive stance in introducing the Congressional Review Act Resolution aimed at overturning the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Proposed Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule.
April 18, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a Risk Management Program (RMP) rule that will further impede job creation, industry growth, reshoring of manufacturing, and securing the supply chain with a rule that lacks justifiable improvements to prevention of accidental releases.
March 1, 2024
As representatives of organizations whose members depend on safe and secure ocean shipping
routes, we urgently call on countries to join, support, or align with the mission to support safe and secure maritime commerce in the Red Sea – such as that of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a multinational security initiative with at least 23 participating countries to date.
February 8, 2024
OSHA's Emergency Response Standard final rulemaking was recently published, and SOCMA commends OSHA for considering comments spoken by our members in SBREFA panels and in public comment.
February 7, 2024
SOCMA provides feedback to EPA on Proposed TSCA Procedural Rule; EPA releases their five new chemicals for prioritization.
December 19, 2023
A list of the Federal Agencies fall priorities that will affect SOCMA members.
December 19, 2023
Letter to Congress for the reauthorization of the CFATS program. The federal security program lapsed in July due to inaction by the Senate.
October 19, 2023
