H.R.6903: To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products, and for other purposes.

To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products, and for other purposes. 9/15/2008--Introduced. Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2008 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a plan and initiate a program to: (1) increase awareness of the dangers posed by asbestos-containing products in homes and workplaces and by asbestos-related diseases; (2) provide information to, and encourage participation in research and treatment endeavors by, asbestos-related disease patients and their families and front-line health care providers; and (3) encourage health care providers and researchers to provide to patients and their families information relating to research, diagnostic, and clinical treatments relating to asbestos.Prohibits any person from importing, manufacturing, processing, or distributing asbestos-containing [...]

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