washington legislation bipartisan support would revamp u.s. chemical safety law first time decades advance congress win overwhelm passage house representatives backers seek quick senate action senate leadership aid say time still work senate vote first update toxic substances control act tsca 40 years house 403-12 vote pass measure update regulation toxic chemicals aid bill chance senate also expect strongly embrace bill accord leadership aid remove 40-year-old barriers modernize procedures reduce risk consumers mean chemicals products use every day safe americans republican house speaker paul ryan say lawmakers complain current law u.s. environmental protection agency unable effectively regulate chemicals include find hardware store home improvements current law become hard epa ban even substances know cause cancer asbestos say steny hoyer house democrat call passage bill tuesday accord house energy commerce committee absent epa action tsca state litigants even consumer product retailers increasingly take step restrict certain chemicals always rely objective scientific analysis make decisions bill government would evaluate risk pose chemicals without consider cost take action indications chemical use present unreasonable risk epa would attempt manage risk bill step could range label product ban compromise bill hammer republicans democrats epa would consider impact chemical health environment chemical benefit economic impact regulation congress move revamp toxic chemical law