# 119-hr-10790: Chemical Safety Board Accountability Act

119-hr-10790, Chemical Safety Board Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10790
- Congress: 119
- Title: Chemical Safety Board Accountability Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## Summary

**Require practical trades experience on the Chemical Safety Board.** This bill would reshape CSB leadership and appointments to prioritize hands-on industrial experience and defined technical qualifications while giving the Chair explicit executive authority. - Workers and trades: Ensures at least one board member has substantial trades or industrial labor experience, so investigations and recommendations include practical, on-the-job perspectives. - CSB leadership and staff: Sets the Board at five members with five-year terms and makes the Chair the Chief Executive Officer who handles executive and administrative functions. - Federal appointment process: Forces faster vacancies handling by requiring the President to nominate replacements within 90 days or report reasons and then provide updates at least every 90 days until a nomination is submitted. - Accountability: Allows removal of any member, including the Chair, for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for chemical safety board: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would set the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board at five members, including a Chair appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Members would serve five-year terms and must have technical qualifications in fields like accident reconstruction, safety eng…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10790 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10790)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10790 (as of 2026-10-21).