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HR 2727 107th Congress House

Arsenic-Lumber Child Protection Act

Official title: To establish a labeling requirement under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act in order to prohibit the use of arsenic-treated lumber to man… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a labeling requirement under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act in order to prohibit the use of arsenic-treated lumber to manufacture playground equipment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 2001 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative procedureArsenicBuilding materialsChild safety
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 28, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Aug 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Aug 2, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 2, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 28, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Arsenic-Lumber Child Protection Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate lumber treated with inorganic arsenicals or chromated copper arsenicals (CCA lumber) under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), notwithstanding exemptions from FIFRA regulation of pesticides used in the treatment of wood products. Requires that such regulation deem CCA lumber as misbranded unless its labeling discloses that: (1) it has been treated with arsenic; and (2) manufacture or commercial distribution of a product constructed with such lumber is a violation of Federal law if the product is playground equipment or any item intended for use primarily by children.

Requires a study concerning the health effects of using consumer products whose usual use involves direct contact with CCA lumber.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 18, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 2, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 2, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 2, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 2, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2727: Arsenic-Lumber Child Protection Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2727/
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"H.R. 2727: Arsenic-Lumber Child Protection Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2727/.
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