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HR 688 107th Congress House

Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

Official title: To amend the Poison Prevention Packaging Act to authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers.

Introduced: February 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureBurnsChild safetyConsumer Product Safety Commission
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EnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesGasolineGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthIndependent regulatory commissionsLawPackagingPoisonsProduct safetyStandards
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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 3 steps
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Mar 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action March 14, 2001

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act - Amends Poison Prevention Packaging Act provisions concerning special packaging of household substances for the protection of children to include a portable gasoline container within the definition of the term package.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 14, 2001
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2001
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 14, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 688: Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-688/
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"H.R. 688: Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-688/.
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H.R. 688, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-688/.
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