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HR 4326 112th Congress House

Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act

Official title: To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that stan… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission 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: March 29, 2012 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityChild safety and welfareCongressional agencies
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Consumer Product Safety CommissionEducational facilities and institutionsEmergency communications systemsGovernment Publishing Office (GPO)Hazardous wastes and toxic substancesHousing for the elderly and disabledHousing industry and standardsLow- and moderate-income housingProduct safety and quality
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Mar 30, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 30, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms and the American National Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors as mandatory consumer product safety standards. Authorizes the CPSC to initiate a rulemaking to amend either standard to include any provision reasonably necessary to ensure the safe and effective operation of carbon monoxide alarms.

Requires the CPSC to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states and local governments that require approved carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units to carry out specified carbon monoxide poisoning prevention activities.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4326: Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4326/
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"H.R. 4326: Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4326/.
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H.R. 4326, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4326/.
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