S 3400
111th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Child safety and welfare
Product safety and quality
A bill to ban the sale, manufacture, distribution, and use in public facilities of drop-side cribs in the United States, and for other purposes.
Introduced: May 24, 2010
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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To President
Became law
May 24, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 24, 2010
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Bans as a hazardous product any drop-side crib that is sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, distributed in commerce, used in public facilities such as hotels or day care centers, or imported into the United States.
Defines "drop-side crib" as any infant crib that has at least one side that moves up and down but does not include a drop-gate crib or any other crib that has immovable sides with a portion of one side capable of being folded down.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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