This document summarizes information about the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN). It outlines the key provisions of the bill, which would ban the import and use of asbestos in the U.S. within one year. It also lists the Senate and House sponsors and cosponsors of the bill and organizations that support its passage.

1. LINDA REINSTEIN
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
President/CEO and Co-Founder
California
Linda@adao.us
Congressional Staff Briefing
Impact of Asbestos on Public Health, Environment, and
Economy
August 25, 2020

2. Linda@adao.us
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization
ADAO is a registered 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization
and does not make legal referrals.
Education Advocacy CommunityEducation Advocacy Community
www.adao.us

3. @Linda_ADAO

4. @Linda_ADAO

5. There is no safe level of exposure to
asbestos, a known carcinogen, and it
becomes especially dangerous when the
microscopic asbestos fibers become
dislodged and airborne.

6. ADAO Briefing Resources
Online
• Briefing Executive Summary
• Speaker Biographies
• Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act Information
• STUDY: Prevalence of Asbestos-Related Disease Among
Workers in Sri Lanka
• STUDY: Racial Disparities in Treatment Patterns and Survival
Among Surgically Treated Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Patients
@Linda_ADAO

7. @Linda_ADAO

8. ARBAN would:
1. It would ban importation and use of asbestos, and asbestos-containing products
within one year of enactment.
2. Chlor-alkali plants using asbestos diaphragms would need to eliminate the use of
asbestos and convert to non-asbestos technology following a transition period.
3. The bill would establish a new Right-to-Know program to require current importers,
processors and distributors to report and disclose to the public how much asbestos
is in U.S. commerce, where and how it is used, and who is exposed.
4. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) would conduct a comprehensive study of
risks presented by “legacy” asbestos used in building construction decades ago but
still present in millions of residences, businesses, factories, public buildings, and
schools.
5. The presence of asbestos contaminants in consumer products and construction
materials would be stringently controlled.
6. The hazardous Libby Amphibole form of asbestos, found in attic insulation in
millions of homes, would be covered by the ban.
@Linda_ADAO

9. Senate Sponsor and Cosponsors
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] -- Sponsor
Cosponsors
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

10. House Sponsor and Cosponsors
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25]
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2]
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3]
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

11. ARBAN Supporters
Attorneys General of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode
Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia: AFL-CIO; American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); American Federation of
Teachers (AFT); American Public Health Association; APHA state affiliates: Georgia Public
Health Association; Louisiana Public Health Association: Missouri Public Health Association:
Montana Public Health Association, Oregon Public Health Association; Beautycounter; Breast
Cancer Prevention Partners; Center for Environmental Health; Environmental Protection
Network; Canadian Environmental Law Association; Collegium Ramazzini; Environmental
Health Strategy Center; Environmental Information Association; Environmental Working
Group; The Fealgood Foundation; Global Ban Asbestos Network; GO 2 Foundation for Lung
Cancer; Hazards: International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers;
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF); Less Cancer; Natural Resources Defense
Council; OK International; Public Citizen; Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families; Toxic-Free
Future; Union of Concerned Scientists; United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of
the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry; United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural
Implement Workers of America (UAW); United States Public Interest Research Groups; and
Internationally, Associação Brasileira dos Expostos ao Amianto.