All Consumer Product Safety Commission Legislation - Federal Government
H.R.5692 - To provide for infant crib safety, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 04/04/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Bill Text To provide for infant crib safety, and for other purposes. 4/3/2008--Introduced. Infant Crib Safety Act - Amends the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to make it unlawful for any commercial user to manufacture, sell, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce any full-size or nonfull-size crib which was made before 1999, does not conform to the standards of this Act, or has any missing, loose, or broken components. Makes it unlawful for any hotel, motel, or similar lodging facility to offer or provide such a crib. Considers to be a banned hazardous product under the Consumer Product Safety Act any crib which does not conform to specified regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations and standards of the American Society for Testing Materials, unless labeled as not intended to be used for, and dangerous to, an infant. Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to begin a rulemaking to include the requirements of the American Society for [...] show full description Comment on Bill S.2663 - A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - S.AMDT.4143 Amendment SA 4143, previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent. Bill Text A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes. 2/25/2008--Introduced. CPSC Reform Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to authorize appropriations to carry out the Act and for other purposes. Creates or modifies provisions relating to personnel and Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), public disclosure of information, and rulemaking procedures. Requires third party certification of, and provides for tracking and record keeping regarding, children's products. Modifies provisions relating reporting of substantial product hazards and corrective action plans. Requires manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and importers to identify each other. Modifies provisions relating to prohibited acts, penalties,[...] show full description H.R.5471 - To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prescribe rules requiring distinctive markings on toy and look-alike firearms.
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill Text To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prescribe rules requiring distinctive markings on toy and look-alike firearms. 2/14/2008--Introduced. Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a final consumer product safety rule providing for a distinctive marking or device for any toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm to distinguish the look-alike firearm from a firearm. Includes in the term "look-alike firearm" any imitation of any original firearm manufactured, designed, and produced since 1898, including toy guns, water guns, replica nonguns, and air-soft guns firing nonmetallic projectiles. Excludes any nonfiring replica of a firearm developed before 1898, or traditional BB, paint-ball, or pellet-firing air guns that expel a projectile through the force of air pressure. Declares that this Act supersedes any state or local law relating to markings, identification, or sale of toy, look-alike, and imitation firearms.[...] show full description H.R.4261 - To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater flexibility in addressing consumer concerns.
Latest Action: 12/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill Text To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater flexibility in addressing consumer concerns. 12/4/2007--Introduced. Safe Toys Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and the Flammable Fabrics Act to increase civil penalties for various violations under those Acts. Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to expand: (1) the requirement that manufacturers certify conformity to all applicable consumer product safety standards under the Act or under other Acts enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); and (2) the authorization of the CPSC to prescribe reasonable testing programs for consumer products subject to standards under the Act or under Acts enforced by the CPSC. (Current law requires certification and allows testing programs under the Act, but makes no reference to other Acts enforced by the CPSC.) Requires the CPSC to maintain on its website a current list of all products with such [...] show full description H.R.4266 - To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture.
Latest Action: 12/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill Text To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture. 12/4/2007--Introduced.
Katie Elise and Meghan Agnes Act - Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate final consumer product safety standards, applicable to any furniture the CPSC determines poses a substantial safety hazard due to tipping, that are (at a minimum) substantially the same as a specified ASTM standard. Requires the CPSC to promulgate final consumer product safety standards to require that, in any furniture containing a glass surface or pane of a size that poses a safety hazard on breaking, the glass be safety glass. H.RES.819 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her resignation.
Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill Text Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her resignation. 11/13/2007--Introduced.
Declares that House of Representatives has lost confidence in Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairwoman Nancy Nord and urges the President to request her resignation and to nominate a replacement. H.RES.803 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her resignation.
Latest Action: 11/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill Text Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her resignation. 11/6/2007--Introduced.
Declares that House of Representatives has lost confidence in Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairwoman Nancy Nord and urges the President to request her resignation and to nominate a replacement. H.RES.804 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her resignation.
Latest Action: 11/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill Text Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her resignation. 11/6/2007--Introduced.
Declares that House of Representatives has lost confidence in Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Nancy Nord and urges the President to request her resignation and to nominate a new candidate more capable of serving as the CPSC head. H.R.4040 - To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Latest Action: 08/31/2008 - Cleared for White House. Bill Text To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 8/14/2008--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 29, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 - Title I: Children's Product Safety - (Sec. 101) Treats as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) any children's product (a consumer product designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger) containing more than specified amounts of lead. Allows alternate limits if the specified limits are not technologically feasible. Requires periodic review and, when technologically feasible, more stringent limits. Makes the limits inapplicable to any component that [...] show full description S.2282 - A bill to increase the number of full-time personnel of the Consumer Product Safety Commission assigned to duty stations at United States ports of entry or to inspect overseas production facilities, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13687) Bill Text A bill to increase the number of full-time personnel of the Consumer Product Safety Commission assigned to duty stations at United States ports of entry or to inspect overseas production facilities, and for other purposes. 11/1/2007--Introduced.
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), subject to the availability of appropriations, to increase to not less than 50 the number of full-time personnel assigned to duty stations at United States ports of entry or to inspect overseas production facilities. H.R.3903 - To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the development of a multi-stage product testing process to ensure compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 10/22/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Bill Text To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the development of a multi-stage product testing process to ensure compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards, and for other purposes. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Kids' Toys Safety Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to prescribe a comprehensive testing program for articles intended for children under five. Requires the CPSC, after receiving notice of a voluntary recall by a manufacturer or retailer, to post notice on the CPSC's website and notify the health department of each state. Requires the manufacturer of a product for children under five to label the product or its packaging to enable the purchaser to determine production information. Requires the CPSC to establish a database as a clearinghouse for information regarding factories, warehouses, or other facilities where consumer products which have been [...] show full description H.R.3743 - To declare certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.
Latest Action: 10/03/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Bill Text To declare certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances. 10/3/2007--Introduced. Bans as a hazardous substance within the meaning of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act any children's product containing more than the specified amounts of lead. Defines the term "children's product" to mean any consumer product marketed for use by children under age six, or whose substantial use by children under age six is foreseeable. Sets forth standards for the amount of lead that may be in such products over time. Authorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to revise the standards to any lower amount of lead that CPSC determines is feasible to achieve. Requires CPSC to review and revise the standards to require the lowest amount of lead that is feasible to achieve five years after this Act's enactment.Requires children's products that are electronic devices to be equipped with a child-resistant cover or casing that limits [...] show full description S.2132 - A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Star Print ordered on on the bill. Bill Text A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes. 10/3/2007--Introduced. Bans as a hazardous substance within the meaning of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act any children's product containing more than the specified amounts of lead. Defines the term "children's product" to mean any consumer product marketed for use by children under age six, or whose substantial use by children under age six is foreseeable. Sets forth standards for the amount of lead that may be in such products over time. Authorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to revise the standards to any lower amount of lead that CPSC determines is feasible to achieve. Requires CPSC to review and revise the standards to require the lowest amount of lead that is feasible to achieve five years after this Act's enactment.Requires children's products that are electronic devices [...] show full description H.R.3691 - To reauthorize and improve the Consumer Product Safety Act.
Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill Text To reauthorize and improve the Consumer Product Safety Act. 9/27/2007--Introduced. Safety Assurance For Every Consumer Product Act or the SAFE Consumer Product Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require (in current law, authorize) the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to prescribe consumer product testing programs. Requires nongovernmental, independent third party testing of children's products. Increases the actions the CPSC may take in ordering recalls of products presenting substantial hazards. Makes recalled product retail sale unlawful. Requires manufacturers to mark products or packaging to enable purchasers to determine the product's source, date, and production cohort. Removes the cap on Consumer Product Safety Act civil penalties. Removes a requirement that criminal penalties may only be imposed after noncompliance notice. Reduces the period after CPSC notification to manufacturers and private labelers before public [...] show full description H.R.3683 - To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to investigate the potential safety dangers in children's clothing and to promulgate any necessary consumer product safety rules regarding such clothing.
Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Bill Text To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to investigate the potential safety dangers in children's clothing and to promulgate any necessary consumer product safety rules regarding such clothing. 9/27/2007--Introduced.
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to identify potential safety hazards which exist in children's clothing, focusing on imported children's clothing, and to promulgate a consumer product safety rule establishing any necessary safety standards. Defines "children's clothing" as any article of clothing, including shoes, intended to be worn or used by children under the age of 8, or for which the wearing by a child under the age of 8 is foreseeable. H.R.3588 - To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority to require recalls, mandatory routine product testing, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill Text To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority to require recalls, mandatory routine product testing, and for other purposes. 9/19/2007--Introduced.
Family Product Safety Protection Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to order the recall of any consumer product the CPSC determines to be imminently hazardous and, notwithstanding specified disclosure limitations, to disclose information relating to the recall and the product to the public. Requires (under current law, allows) the CPSC to prescribe product testing rules. Reauthorizes the Act for FY2008 and subsequent fiscal years. H.R.3542 - To declare water hoses containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.
Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Bill Text To declare water hoses containing lead to be banned hazardous substances. 9/17/2007--Introduced.
Declares any water hose that contains more than 15 parts per billion lead to be a banned hazardous product within the meaning of the Consumer Product Safety Act. Authorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to revise such standard to a lower level it determines can be achieved, based on the best available scientific and technical information. S.2045 - A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - By Senator Inouye from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 110-265. Bill Text A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes. 12/5/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) CPSC Reform Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to authorize appropriations: (1) to carry out the Act; (2) for the office of Inspector General; (3) to make capital improvements to the research, development, and testing facility of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); and (4) for research into safety issues related to the use of nanotechnology in consumer products.(Sec. 4) Requires the CPSC, subject to the availability of appropriations, to increase by at least 500 the number of its full time employees and by at least 50 the number of its port of entry and overseas production facility inspectors.[...] show full description S.2038 - A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill Text A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes. 9/11/2007--Introduced.
Requires that any children's product (any consumer product marketed for use by, or foreseeably substantially used by, children under the age of seven) that contains lead be treated as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Applies the prohibitions contained in specified provisions of that Act without regard to whether the lead contained in such children's product is accessible to children. H.R.3331 - To prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus.
Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill Text To prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus. 8/2/2007--Introduced.
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue regulations declaring dishwashing detergent intended for individual household use that contains phosphorus to be a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. S.1847 - A bill to reauthorize the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11091-11092) Bill Text A bill to reauthorize the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes. 7/23/2007--Introduced. Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to authorize appropriations through FY2012 to carry out the Act. Repeals the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) quorum requirement for the transaction of business. Decreases the period of advance notice the CPSC must, in some circumstances, provide a manufacturer or private labeler before disclosing to the public information obtained under the Act. Allows disclosure without advance notice to a manufacturer or private labeler if the CPSC makes an affirmative determination that: (1) disclosure is necessary to prevent an unreasonable risk to health and safety; and (2) the manufacturer or private labeler is not cooperating with the Commission. Sets a minimum for the penalty imposed on manufacturer, distributor, or retailer which knowingly fails to comply with [...] show full description S.1771 - A bill to increase the safety of swimming pools and spas by requiring the use of proper anti-entrapment drain covers and pool and spa drainage systems, to educate the public about pool and spa safety, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/20/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-182. Bill Text A bill to increase the safety of swimming pools and spas by requiring the use of proper anti-entrapment drain covers and pool and spa drainage systems, to educate the public about pool and spa safety, and for other purposes. 9/20/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act - (Sec. 4) Requires each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States to conform to specified entrapment protection standards accredited by the American National Standards Institute and published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Considers the standards to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Requires each public pool and spa (including pools or spas open to members of an organization, residents of a residential complex, patrons of a hotel or other public accommodation, members of the [...] show full description H.R.2829 - Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 07/13/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-129. Bill Text Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 7/13/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There are 3 other summaries) Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices; (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; (5) the Air Transportation Stabilization Program Account; (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; (7) the Financial Management Service; (8) the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; (9) the U.S. Mint for the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund; (10) the Bureau of the Public Debt; (11) the Community Development Financial Institutions [...] show full description |
