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HR 4030 110th Congress House

Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act

Official title: To prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates.

Introduced: June 4, 2008 See on congress.gov
Commerce Birth defectsCarcinogensChild developmentChild health
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Child safetyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesHealthPlasticsProduct safetyReproductionToys
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 31, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 31, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act - Requires any children's product or child care article that contains a phthalate to be treated as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Applies certain prohibitions of that Act to such product article.

Provides that, if a manufacturer modifies a children's product or child care article that contains a phthalate to comply with such ban, it shall: (1) use an alternative to phthalates that is the least toxic; and (2) not use any of specified prohibited alternatives to phthalates.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2275 Related bill Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act of 2007
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 4, 2008
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 13, 2007
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 31, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4030: Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4030/
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"H.R. 4030: Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4030/.
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