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HR 4850 110th Congress House

STEP UP Act of 2007

Official title: To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the civil penalties for certain violations relating to children's products containing lead.

Introduced: December 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
Commerce Child safetyConsumer protectionEnvironmental ProtectionFamilies
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Fines (Penalties)Foreign Trade and International FinanceImport restrictionsLawLeadProduct safetyToys
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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
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 Latest action December 19, 2007

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

 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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3477 Related bill Safe Toys for Kids Act
  • HR 3499 Related bill Children's Products Safety Act of 2007
  • S 1833 Related bill Children's Products Safety Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 19, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4850: STEP UP Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4850/
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"H.R. 4850: STEP UP Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4850/.
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H.R. 4850, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4850/.
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