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S 1216 111th Congress Senate

Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that stand… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, to encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 17, 2010 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 9, 2009
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms (American National Standard ANSI/UL 2034-2005) as a mandatory consumer product safety standard. Makes it unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor to import or distribute any new assembled or unassembled residential carbon monoxide detector unless it complies with the standard.

Requires the CPSC to issue a final rule in its proceeding titled Portable Generators, including a requirement that portable generators incorporate an automatic shutoff feature if compliance with such a requirement is technologically feasible.

Requires the CPSC to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states to carry out a carbon monoxide alarm program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1796 Related bill Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1216: Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1216/
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"S. 1216: Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1216/.
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S. 1216, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1216/.
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