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HR 220 102th Congress House

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require manufacturers of liquid consumer products which present a hazard to children to include denatonium benzoate in the products.

Introduced: January 3, 1991 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Commerce ChemicalsChild healthConsumer protectionPoisonsProduct safety
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Feb 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action February 11, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a safety standard under the Consumer Product Safety Act to require manufacturers of liquid consumer products to include denatonium benzoate in the products if the products present a hazard if ingested by children.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 220: To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require manufacturers of liquid consumer products which present a hazard to children to include denatonium benzoate in the products.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-220/
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"H.R. 220: To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require manufacturers of liquid consumer products which present a hazard to children to include denatonium benzoate in the products.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-220/.
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H.R. 220, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-220/.
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