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To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

10/9/2007--Passed House amended.    (There is 1 other summary)

Product Safety Civil Penalties Improvement Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and the Flammable Fabrics Act to increase the maximum civil penalty for violations of those Acts from $1.25 million to $10 million.

Revises the factors to be considered in determining the amount of those penalties.

Latest Actions
  • 10/15/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • 10/09/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2474.
  • 10/09/2007 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-364.
  • 10/09/2007 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 225.
  • 10/09/2007 - Mr. Rush moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

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Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.R.2474 Referred to Senate Committee after being Received from House10/19/2007
H.R.2474 Reported in House10/13/2007
H.R.2474 Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House10/11/2007
H.R.2474 Introduced in House08/31/2007