S 2038
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A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.
Introduced: September 11, 2007
Introduced by:
Klobuchar, Amy
Democratic
· Minnesota
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 11, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Requires that any children's product (any consumer product marketed for use by, or foreseeably substantially used by, children under the age of seven) that contains lead be treated as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Applies the prohibitions contained in specified provisions of that Act without regard to whether the lead contained in such children's product is accessible to children.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1