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HR 4850 110th Congress House Commerce Child safety Consumer protection Environmental Protection Families Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Import restrictions Law Lead Product safety Toys

STEP UP Act of 2007

Introduced: December 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Dec 19, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 19, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sanctions to Eliminate Products Unsafe to the Public Act of 2007 or the STEP UP Act of 2007 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require every manufacturer (and any related private labeler) of an article for use by a child under 60 months of age which is subject to a consumer product safety standard or a rule under any Act administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) declaring a consumer product a banned hazardous product to certify, based on testing conducted by a nongovernmental independent third party, that the product conforms to such standard or is not a banned hazardous product.

Bars importation of such articles lacking independent third party certification.

Increases the civil penalties for violations of a consumer product safety standard involving lead in a children's product.

What's happening now December 19, 2007

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1