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H.R. 1430: Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of

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H.R. 1430: Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-08 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 205 (2017): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR1430 (2017-03-29), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 or the HONEST Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such action is the best available science, specifically identified, and publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. A covered action includes a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance. Personally identifiable information, trade secrets, or commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential must be redacted prior to public availability.

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Official text

Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · 29 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 (2017-03-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Jim Banks (R-IN), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1430 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115