Environmental Justice Act of 2007

H.R. 3643/S. 2082 - The Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2007 This bill would create a coordinated national health tracking program to examine the links between Americans' health and their exposure to environmental contaminants. The Breast Cancer Fund is interested because this would help identify the environmental causes of breast cancer. S. 2275 and H.R. 4030 The Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act These bills would prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates. Phthalates are known to be linked with breast cancer development, so the Breast Cancer Fund is interested in eliminating them from consumer products. S. 2045 and H.R. 4040 The Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act These bills would broadly reform and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Breast Cancer fund has lobbied in support of a Feinstein amendment, which inserts phthalates as a banned substance in the manufacture of childrens toys. Consumer Product Safety Commission Met with Commissioner Moore and Commission staff to discuss implementation of S. 2045/H.R. 4040 the Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act. House Labor, HHS Appropriations bill for Biomonitoring and Health Tracking for Fiscal year 2009. HR 6228, the Ban Poisonous Additives Act (no Senate version) This bill would ban the chemical bisphenol-A from all food and beverage containers. The Breast Cancer Fund supports this legislation because bisphenal-A has been linked to increased rates of cancer, as well as other significant health problems. HR 5809, the Environmental Hormone Disruption Act (no Senate version) This bill would authorize the director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to establish a comprehensive program to better understand the impact of hormone disrupting pollutants in the environment on the health of women and children. The Breast Cancer Fund supports this legislation because of the need for more research on the links between environmental hazards and health. Food and Drug Administration Provide public comment encouraging the FDA to restrict the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging. H.R.962 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh Title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases. H.R.6432 Animal Drug User Fee Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. Title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee program, and for other purposes. H.R.6100 Kid-Safe Chemicals Act Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. Title: To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances. S.3040 Kid-Safe Chemicals Act Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. Title: A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances. H.R.398 Healthy Places Act Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. Title: To require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities, and for other purposes. H.R.1103 Environmental Justice Act Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. Title: To codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR705, S880, S836, HR1103, HR1744, S10, HR759, S386, S388, S387, S745, S1151, HR995, S342, S129, HR325, S732, S2614 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, ILCs, Pay Day Lending

Client expense: $3,562,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR705, S880, S836, HR1103, HR1744, S10, HR759, S386, S388, S387, S745, S1151, HR995, S342, S129, HR325, S732, S2614 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, ILCs, Pay Day Lending

Client expense: $3,562,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office