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HR 1013 109th Congress House

Product Safety Notification and Recall Effectiveness Act of 2005

Official title: To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule that requires manufacturers of certain consumer products to establish and maintain a syst… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule that requires manufacturers of certain consumer products to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls of such products to consumers who first purchase such a product.

Introduced: March 1, 2005 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureChild safetyConsumer Product Safety CommissionConsumer education
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Mar 1, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 1, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E316)
Mar 1, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2005

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Product Safety Notification and Recall Effectiveness Act of 2005 - Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule under the Consumer Product Safety Act that requires the manufacturer of a covered consumer product to establish and maintain a consumer notification system for product recalls.

Defines "covered consumer product" as: (1) a juvenile product; (2) a small household appliance; and (3) such other products as the Commission considers appropriate for achieving the purpose of this Act (reducing deaths and injuries from defective and hazardous consumer products through improved recall).

Prescribes database requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 1, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1013: Product Safety Notification and Recall Effectiveness Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1013/
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"H.R. 1013: Product Safety Notification and Recall Effectiveness Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1013/.
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H.R. 1013, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1013/.
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