In his statement made after U.S. Senate unanimously approved S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, SPI president and CEO William R. Carteaux said "S. 697 has the power to truly protect consumers while giving plastics companies reliable ground rules that are based on science." Cartaux specifically lauded "meaningful preemption of state chemical restrictions" and "risk-based approach to regulation" as well as protection of confidential business information.