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S 2048 109th Congress Senate

Lead Free Toys Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.

Introduced: November 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureChild safetyConsumer Product Safety CommissionConsumer protection
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ElectronicsEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndependent regulatory commissionsLawLeadProduct safetyScience, Technology, CommunicationsStandardsToys
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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.
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Nov 17, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13175)
Nov 17, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 17, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lead Free Toys Act of 2005 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prescribe regulations classifying any children's product containing lead to be a banned hazardous substance within the meaning of the Hazardous Substances Act.

Requires the Commission, if it determines that it is not feasible for certain electronic devices to comply with such regulations as of the effective date, to: (1) issue standards to reduce the exposure of and accessibility to lead in such electronic devices; and (2) establish a schedule by which such electronic devices must be in full compliance with the regulations.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2048: Lead Free Toys Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2048/
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"S. 2048: Lead Free Toys Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2048/.
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S. 2048, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2048/.
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