HR 5753
110th Congress
House
Commerce
Consumer education
Electric appliances
Energy
Gas appliances
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Product safety
Public service advertising
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
To prohibit the sale of kitchen ranges or ovens which do not include a design, bracket, or other device which complies with an applicable consensus product safety standard intended to prevent the product from tipping.
Introduced: April 9, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Apr 9, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 9, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Prohibits, under the Consumer Product Safety Act, the manufacture, sale, distribution, importation, or installation of a residential kitchen range or oven which does not include a device which complies with a consensus product safety standard intended to prevent product tipping.
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to conduct a campaign to educate consumers about range and oven tipping danger and the importance of installing such products in accordance with an applicable consensus product safety standard.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Committees of jurisdiction
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