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S. 593 - Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009

Health. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to ban the use of bisphenol A in food containers, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009

S. 593 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Summary
A bill to ban the use of bisphenol A in food containers, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to ban the use of bisphenol A in food containers, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009
Sponsor
Dianne Feinstein
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Health
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Food industry and services
  • Food supply, safety, and labeling
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Product safety and quality
  • Sex and reproductive health
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced3/12/2009
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/12/2009
3/12/2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3086-3087)
3/12/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2005 For $125,679 Against $70,900
  2. March - April 2005 For $422,812 Against $208,400
  3. May - June 2005 For $408,846 Against $181,800
  4. July - August 2005 For $233,050 Against $69,550
  5. September - October 2005 For $449,671 Against $150,150
  6. November - December 2005 For $682,519 Against $144,019
  7. January - February 2006 For $316,086 Against $71,018
  8. March - April 2006 For $755,897 Against $117,174
  9. May - June 2006 For $857,677 Against $155,250
  10. July - August 2006 For $805,521 Against $175,500
  11. September - October 2006 For $2,149,775 Against $344,275
  12. November - December 2006 For $293,278 Against $164,700
  13. January - February 2007 For $167,875 Against $136,750
  14. March - April 2007 For $401,371 Against $328,250
  15. May - June 2007 For $499,088 Against $333,927
  16. July - August 2007 For $224,191 Against $203,350
  17. September - October 2007 For $398,066 Against $224,500
  18. November - December 2007 For $682,665 Against $290,482
  19. January - February 2008 For $322,098 Against $154,110
  20. March - April 2008 For $628,240 Against $292,416
  21. May - June 2008 For $748,993 Against $293,549
  22. July - August 2008 For $527,135 Against $179,400
  23. September - October 2008 For $1,401,120 Against $462,902
  24. November - December 2008 For $168,859 Against $221,250
  25. January - February 2009 For $152,942 Against $121,840
  26. March - April 2009 For $437,640 Against $277,361
  27. May - June 2009 For $538,848 Against $275,450
  28. July - August 2009 For $244,020 Against $140,700
  29. September - October 2009 For $450,655 Against $209,660
  30. November - December 2009 For $374,240 Against $245,905
  31. January - February 2010 For $256,478 Against $118,049
  32. March - April 2010 For $455,519 Against $252,978
  33. May - June 2010 For $658,428 Against $257,906
  34. July - August 2010 For $547,095 Against $119,240
  35. September - October 2010 For $1,254,648 Against $315,865
  36. November - December 2010 For $64,807 Against $79,900

Votes

    6 Organizations Supported and 8 Opposed; See Which Ones
    6 Organizations Supported and 8 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009

    6 organizations supported this bill

    Breast Cancer Fund
    Breast Cancer Fund (n.d.). Federal Legislation to Ban Bisphenol A in Food Containers. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from Breast Cancer Fund.
    Center for Health, Environment and Justice
    Hendricks, Stephanie (2009, November 3). Toxic BPA Contamination - Groups Support Consumers Union Call for FDA Protection from BPA in Canned Food. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS226735+03-Nov-2009+PRN20091103.
    Consumers Union
    Rangan, Urvashi and Gadhia, Ami (2009, November 3). Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, FDA. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from Greener Choices.
    Environmental Working Group
    Environmental Working Group (n.d.). Bisphenol A. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from Environmental Working Group.
    Physicians for Social Responsibility
    Hendricks, Stephanie (2009, November 3). Toxic BPA Contamination - Groups Support Consumers Union Call for FDA Protection from BPA in Canned Food. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS226735+03-Nov-2009+PRN20091103.
    The Endocrine Society
    Szabo, Liz (2009, June 11). Medical group calls for reducing use of BPA. USA Today. Retrieved November 10, 2009, from http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-06-10-BPAstudy_N.htm.

    8 organizations opposed this bill

    Alcoa
    BPA Joint Trade Association (2009, May 28). BPA Joint Trade Association Meeting on Communications Strategy. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from Environmental Working Group.
    American Chemistry Council
    Hentges, Stephen J., American Chemistry Council, Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group (2009, November 2). American Chemistry Council Comments on Consumer Reports Study. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from American Chemistry Council.
    Coca Cola
    BPA Joint Trade Association (2009, May 28). BPA Joint Trade Association Meeting on Communications Strategy. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from Environmental Working Group.
    Del Monte Foods
    BPA Joint Trade Association (2009, May 28). BPA Joint Trade Association Meeting on Communications Strategy. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from Environmental Working Group.
    Grocery Manufacturers Association
    BPA Joint Trade Association (2009, May 28). BPA Joint Trade Association Meeting on Communications Strategy. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from Environmental Working Group.
    North American Metal Packaging Alliance
    Lancaster, Michelle (2009, November 3). Consumer Reports Findings of BPA in Canned Foods Do Not Support Conclusions of Public Concern. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS214405+03-Nov-2009+BW20091103.
    Society of Plastics Industry
    Kissinger, Meg and Rust, Susanne (2009, August 22). BPA industry fights back. Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/54195297.html.
    Statistical Assesment Service
    Kissinger, Meg and Rust, Susanne (2009, August 22). BPA industry fights back. Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2009, from http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/54195297.html.

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$18,260$2,000
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$50,350$190,377
    John BarrassoRWY$147,800$39,250
    Max BaucusDMT$119,392$200,953
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$86,650$48,450
    Mark BegichDAK$121,982$1,750
    Michael BennetDCO$220,736$23,950
    Bob BennettRUT$7,000$52,900
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$66,732$32,000
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$11,650$7,266
    Barbara BoxerDCA$1,527,234$46,100
    Sherrod BrownDOH$483,618$33,550
    Sam BrownbackRKS$7,700$1,000
    Jim BunningRKY$34,050$10,500
    Richard BurrRNC$147,409$342,979
    Roland BurrisDIL$2,500$500
    Robert ByrdDWV$25,300$1,700
    Maria CantwellDWA$400,701$12,766
    Ben CardinDMD$356,296$28,400
    Tom CarperDDE$21,890$149,540
    Bob CaseyDPA$539,777$74,450
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$164,350$325,600
    Tom CoburnROK$46,350$44,050
    William Thad CochranRMS$28,100$32,500
    Susan CollinsRME$183,779$90,250
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$29,000$32,800
    Bob CorkerRTN$313,476$283,900
    John CornynRTX$338,673$191,500
    Mike CrapoRID$32,627$55,635
    Jim DeMintRSC$88,800$103,585
    Chris DoddDCT$95,100$64,175
    Byron DorganDND$10,950$66,200
    Dick DurbinDIL$125,310$72,000
    John EnsignRNV$102,825$57,500
    Mike EnziRWY$33,050$53,500
    Russ FeingoldDWI$283,092$9,690
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$107,250$31,815
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$1,010,252$92,835
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$54,913$87,150
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$70,260$80,049
    Judd GreggRNH$500$7,000
    Kay HaganDNC$551,696$49,000
    Tom HarkinDIA$155,915$50,735
    Orrin HatchRUT$56,450$90,900
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$134,082$51,950
    Jim InhofeROK$45,963$85,150
    Dan InouyeDHI$28,550$28,950
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$76,150$174,845
    Mike JohannsRNE$34,000$88,547
    Tim JohnsonDSD$53,901$7,600
    Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$60,020$14,550
    John KerryDMA$138,822$30,300
    Amy KlobucharDMN$909,986$125,103
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$257,532$172,350
    Mary LandrieuDLA$235,827$105,250
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$72,503$60,732
    Patrick LeahyDVT$26,800$14,150
    Carl LevinDMI$76,395$82,500
    Joe LiebermanICT$199,800$185,625
    Blanche LincolnDAR$148,816$157,144
    Dick LugarRIN$40,775$105,050
    Mel MartinezRFL$36,496$16,300
    John McCainRAZ$63,035$54,125
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,092,679$25,950
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$306,200$420,300
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$203,150$52,800
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$117,771$22,550
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$157,893$31,515
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$35,333$48,985
    Patty MurrayDWA$634,497$67,000
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$104,325$164,750
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$276,224$91,650
    Mark PryorDAR$50,645$94,200
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$40,760$12,000
    Harry ReidDNV$446,434$198,485
    Jim RischRID$10,050$17,000
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$94,100$105,900
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$130,000$76,300
    Bernie SandersIVT$67,400$1,000
    Chuck SchumerDNY$125,125$99,225
    Jeff SessionsRAL$48,950$44,003
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$917,251$5,050
    Richard ShelbyRAL$15,750$25,650
    Olympia SnoweRME$87,472$25,900
    Arlen SpecterDPA$283,433$174,483
    Debbie StabenowDMI$853,464$68,466
    Jon TesterDMT$147,877$2,750
    John ThuneRSD$74,875$80,450
    Mark UdallDCO$418,137$21,150
    Tom UdallDNM$231,166$9,550
    David VitterRLA$300,976$111,950
    George VoinovichROH$28,325$114,200
    Mark WarnerDVA$131,335$170,318
    Jim WebbDVA$220,602$31,950
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$257,310$10,525
    Roger WickerRMS$120,625$100,700
    Ron WydenDOR$156,500$28,800

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$18,260$2,000
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$50,350$190,377
    		John BarrassoRWY$147,800$39,250
    		Max BaucusDMT$119,392$200,953
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$86,650$48,450
    		Mark BegichDAK$121,982$1,750
    		Michael BennetDCO$220,736$23,950
    		Bob BennettRUT$7,000$52,900
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$66,732$32,000
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$11,650$7,266
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$1,527,234$46,100
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$483,618$33,550
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$7,700$1,000
    		Jim BunningRKY$34,050$10,500
    		Richard BurrRNC$147,409$342,979
    		Roland BurrisDIL$2,500$500
    		Robert ByrdDWV$25,300$1,700
    		Maria CantwellDWA$400,701$12,766
    		Ben CardinDMD$356,296$28,400
    		Tom CarperDDE$21,890$149,540
    		Bob CaseyDPA$539,777$74,450
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$164,350$325,600
    		Tom CoburnROK$46,350$44,050
    		William Thad CochranRMS$28,100$32,500
    		Susan CollinsRME$183,779$90,250
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$29,000$32,800
    		Bob CorkerRTN$313,476$283,900
    		John CornynRTX$338,673$191,500
    		Mike CrapoRID$32,627$55,635
    		Jim DeMintRSC$88,800$103,585
    		Chris DoddDCT$95,100$64,175
    		Byron DorganDND$10,950$66,200
    		Dick DurbinDIL$125,310$72,000
    		John EnsignRNV$102,825$57,500
    		Mike EnziRWY$33,050$53,500
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$283,092$9,690
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$107,250$31,815
    		Kirsten GillibrandDNY$1,010,252$92,835
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$54,913$87,150
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$70,260$80,049
    		Judd GreggRNH$500$7,000
    		Kay HaganDNC$551,696$49,000
    		Tom HarkinDIA$155,915$50,735
    		Orrin HatchRUT$56,450$90,900
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$134,082$51,950
    		Jim InhofeROK$45,963$85,150
    		Dan InouyeDHI$28,550$28,950
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$76,150$174,845
    		Mike JohannsRNE$34,000$88,547
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$53,901$7,600
    		Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    		Ted KennedyDMA$60,020$14,550
    		John KerryDMA$138,822$30,300
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$909,986$125,103
    		Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$257,532$172,350
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$235,827$105,250
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$72,503$60,732
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$26,800$14,150
    		Carl LevinDMI$76,395$82,500
    		Joe LiebermanICT$199,800$185,625
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$148,816$157,144
    		Dick LugarRIN$40,775$105,050
    		Mel MartinezRFL$36,496$16,300
    		John McCainRAZ$63,035$54,125
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$1,092,679$25,950
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$306,200$420,300
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$203,150$52,800
    		Jeff MerkleyDOR$117,771$22,550
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$157,893$31,515
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$35,333$48,985
    		Patty MurrayDWA$634,497$67,000
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$104,325$164,750
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$276,224$91,650
    		Mark PryorDAR$50,645$94,200
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$40,760$12,000
    		Harry ReidDNV$446,434$198,485
    		Jim RischRID$10,050$17,000
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$94,100$105,900
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$130,000$76,300
    		Bernie SandersIVT$67,400$1,000
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$125,125$99,225
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$48,950$44,003
    		Jeanne ShaheenDNH$917,251$5,050
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$15,750$25,650
    		Olympia SnoweRME$87,472$25,900
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$283,433$174,483
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$853,464$68,466
    		Jon TesterDMT$147,877$2,750
    		John ThuneRSD$74,875$80,450
    		Mark UdallDCO$418,137$21,150
    		Tom UdallDNM$231,166$9,550
    		David VitterRLA$300,976$111,950
    		George VoinovichROH$28,325$114,200
    		Mark WarnerDVA$131,335$170,318
    		Jim WebbDVA$220,602$31,950
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$257,310$10,525
    		Roger WickerRMS$120,625$100,700
    		Ron WydenDOR$156,500$28,800

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    		$ Donated
    		Physicians$8,606,811
    		Women's issues$7,635,330
    		Environmental policy$2,857,591
    		Consumer groups$6,100

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Chemicals$2,459,584
    		Food and kindred products manufacturing$1,756,688
    		Tobacco & Tobacco products$1,586,890
    		Beverages (non-alcoholic)$731,974
    		Plastics & Rubber processing & products$583,500
    		Manufacturing$194,540
    		Metal cans & containers$44,400
    		Aluminum mining/processing$30,900
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