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HR 4233 108th Congress House

American Home Fire Safety Act

Official title: To provide for comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles.

Introduced: May 17, 2004 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureConsumer Product Safety CommissionEmergency ManagementFire prevention
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Flammable materialsFurniture industryGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndependent regulatory commissionsLawProduct safetyStandardsTextile fabrics
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Apr 28, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 28, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 6, 2004

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Home Fire Safety Act - Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate, as final consumer product safety standards under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), specified fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles.

Makes certain CPSA promulgation requirements inapplicable to the standards required to be promulgated by this Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1798 Identical bill American Home Fire Safety Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 17, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4233: American Home Fire Safety Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4233/
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"H.R. 4233: American Home Fire Safety Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4233/.
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H.R. 4233, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4233/.
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