HR 1587 111th Congress House Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health Child safety and welfare Consumer Product Safety Commission Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Motor vehicles Product safety and quality

To amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to provide an exemption for certain off-highway vehicles, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 18, 2009 See on congress.gov

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Mar 19, 2009

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

Mar 19, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3643)

Mar 18, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 18, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to exempt off-highway vehicles from children's product lead limits. Defines "off-highway vehicle" as: (1) any motorized vehicle designed to travel on two, three, or four wheels and having a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control; and (2) a snowmobile.

Allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to exempt a specific product or material from the limits if it finds that lead in the product or material will not result in the absorption of lead (under current law, of any lead) into the human body, taking into account normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of the product by a child.

What's happening now March 19, 2009

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

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