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S 2811 113th Congress Senate

Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014

Official title: A bill to prohibit the distribution in commerce of children's products and upholstered furniture containing certain flame retardants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesChild healthChild safety and welfare
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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.
Sep 15, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 15, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits manufacturers, distributors, or retailers from selling, manufacturing for sale, distributing in commerce, or importing into the United States any children's product or upholstered furniture that contains a flame retardant exceeding a specified amount of the total chemical content by weight for any part of the product or furniture. Specifies flame retardants that are subject to such prohibitions.

Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to appoint a chronic hazard advisory panel to study the effects on human health of all chemical flame retardants as used in such products or upholstered furniture.

Directs the CPSC, after receiving a report from the advisory panel evaluating the full range of such retardants, to promulgate a final rule specifying retardants that are not already listed in this Act that may cause substantial personal injury or illness. Makes such CPSC-specified retardants subject to the prohibitions of this Act.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 18, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2811: Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2811/
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