HR 814 110th Congress House

Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

Official title: To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.

Introduced: February 5, 2007 See on congress.gov

Commerce Administrative procedureChild safetyCongressional reporting requirementsConsumer Product Safety Commission

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Container industryEnergyFamiliesGasolineGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndependent regulatory commissionsLawPetroleum storageProduct safetySafety measuresStandards

Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 17, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-278.

Jul 17, 2008

Signed by President.

Jul 7, 2008

Presented to President.

Jun 17, 2008

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jun 16, 2008

Cleared for White House.

Jun 16, 2008

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 16, 2008

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 16, 2008

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5665)

Jun 16, 2008

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5665)

Oct 15, 2007

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Oct 9, 2007

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11337)

Oct 9, 2007

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 9, 2007

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11337)

Oct 9, 2007

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 814.

Oct 9, 2007

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11337-11339)

Oct 9, 2007

Mr. Rush moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Oct 9, 2007

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 228.

Oct 9, 2007

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-367.

Sep 27, 2007

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Sep 27, 2007

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 31, 2007

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Jul 31, 2007

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 6, 2007

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Feb 6, 2007

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

Feb 5, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 5, 2007

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 17, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-278.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 9, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act - Requires each portable gasoline container manufactured for sale in the United States and intended for use by consumers to conform to a specified child-resistance standard issued by ASTM International. Considers that requirement to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

Requires the CPSC to report to specified congressional committees on the degree of industry compliance, related enforcement actions, and incidents involving children interacting with portable gasoline containers (including both those that are and are not in compliance with the standard).

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 7

Missouri · Feb 5, 2007

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Feb 5, 2007

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Feb 5, 2007

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Feb 5, 2007

Sherman, Brad

California · Feb 5, 2007

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