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SAFE Consumer Product Act

Introduced: September 27, 2007 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 27, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safety Assurance For Every Consumer Product Act or the SAFE Consumer Product Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require (in current law, authorize) the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to prescribe consumer product testing programs. Requires nongovernmental, independent third party testing of children's products.

Increases the actions the CPSC may take in ordering recalls of products presenting substantial hazards. Makes recalled product retail sale unlawful.

Requires manufacturers to mark products or packaging to enable purchasers to determine the product's source, date, and production cohort.

Removes the cap on Consumer Product Safety Act civil penalties. Removes a requirement that criminal penalties may only be imposed after noncompliance notice.

Reduces the period after CPSC notification to manufacturers and private labelers before public disclosure of information obtained under the Act.

Requires any person who must give public notice of a substantial product hazard to post a notice on the Internet.

Declares any children's product containing more than a specified amount of lead to be a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, allowing a temporary exception for electronic devices.

Requires certain actions to facilitate recalls of children's products and authorizes the CPSC to extend the requirements to consumer products other than children's products.

Requires children's product's warning labels to be included in Internet advertisements.

Removes provisions requiring a minimum number of CPSC members to transact business.

Modifies rulemaking notice requirements.

Declares the sense of Congress that the full complement of five CPSC members is necessary to conduct CPSC business and the President should fill vacancies expeditiously.

Prohibits any consumer product safety standard or other CPSC action after enactment of this Act from containing a preemption provision which affects any action under state statutory or common law unless the provision is expressly authorized by statute.

What's happening now September 27, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 38
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Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 6, 2008
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 4, 2007
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 4, 2007
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 4, 2007
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 4, 2007
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 6, 2007
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 6, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 6, 2007
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 5, 2007
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 30, 2007
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 25, 2007
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 24, 2007
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 24, 2007
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Oct 24, 2007
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Oct 24, 2007
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 24, 2007
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 22, 2007
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 22, 2007
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 22, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · Oct 22, 2007
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 22, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 18, 2007
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 18, 2007
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 18, 2007
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 17, 2007
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 17, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 17, 2007
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 16, 2007
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 10, 2007
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 10, 2007
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Oct 10, 2007
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 10, 2007
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 10, 2007
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 2, 2007
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 27, 2007
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 27, 2007
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 27, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 27, 2007