On July 22, 2010, Representatives Rush (D-IL), Waxman (D-CA), Castor (D-FL), DeGette (D-CO), Schakowsky (D-IL) and Sarbanes (D-MD) introduced the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 (TSCA). This bill is similar in many respects to one entitled Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 filed by Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) on April 15, 2010. Both of these proposals to amend TSCA could have far-reaching effects on the chemical industry and on manufacturers, processors and importers of a wide range of materials, potentially subjecting them to requirements like those under the REACH program instituted in the European Union.