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Read. Follow. Verify.1979 Senate Hearings on Hazardous and Toxic Waste Disposal
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript record of joint congressional hearings held in 1979 by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The hearings focused on the management, disposal, and regulation of hazardous and toxic waste materials in the United States.
These hearings served as a foundational legislative record for federal policy, influencing the development of regulations governing how toxic materials are handled and disposed of nationwide.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Environmental Protection Agency
The agency is responsible for implementing and enforcing the waste disposal regulations discussed during these hearings.
Industrial waste generators
These entities are subject to the regulatory frameworks and disposal standards debated during the hearings.
Key Facts
- The document covers joint hearings held between March 28, 1979, and September 7, 1979.
- The hearings were conducted by the Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution and the Subcommittee on Resource Protection.
- The primary subject matter is the disposal and management of hazardous and toxic waste.
- The hearings took place during the first session of the Ninety-sixth Congress.
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Foundational Environmental Regulation
The hearings represent a critical period in the late 1970s where Congress moved toward comprehensive federal oversight of toxic waste disposal.
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