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HR 2934 113th Congress House

Decrease Unsafe Toxins Act

Official title: To amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to ban flame retardant chemicals from use in resilient filling materials in children's products.

Introduced: August 1, 2013 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Commerce Child healthChild safety and welfareHazardous wastes and toxic substancesProduct safety and quality
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Aug 2, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Aug 1, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 1, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1195-1198)
Aug 1, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Decrease Unsafe Toxins Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to ban as a hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act any children's cushioned product manufactured on or after the date that is one year after enactment of this Act that contains more than 1,000 parts per million flame retardant chemical by weight in the filling material used to make such product.

Defines: (1) "children's cushioned product" as a children's product under the Consumer Product Safety Act containing resilient filling materials, such as high chairs, strollers, infant walkers, booster seats, car seats, changing pads, floor play mats, highchair pads, highchairs, infant swings, bassinets, infant seats, infant bouncers, nursing pads, playards, playpen side pads, infant mattresses, infant mattress pads, and portable hook-on chairs; and (2) "flame retardant chemical" as an organohalogen or organophosphorous compound.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Meng, Grace
New York · Aug 1, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Aug 1, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Aug 1, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2934: Decrease Unsafe Toxins Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2934/
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"H.R. 2934: Decrease Unsafe Toxins Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2934/.
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