Asbestos Information Act of 1988
Public Law 100-577 · H.R. 5442 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 31, 1988 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Luken (D-OH-1)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Norman Lent
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Asbestos Information Act of 1988 - Requires that those who manufacture or process asbestos or asbestos-containing material report to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, within 90 days after this Act's enactment, on the years of manufacture, the types or classes of product, and other identifying characteristics reasonably necessary to identify or distinguish such material. Requires the Administrator to publish such information within 180 days after this Act's enactment.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 7 actions.
- Oct 31, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-577.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 21, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 12, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 4, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Oct 3, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.