S 1341
116th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
California
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Federal preemption
Fires
Product safety and quality
State and local government operations
SOFFA Act
Introduced: May 7, 2019
Introduced by:
Wicker, Roger F.
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
Dec 15, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with amendments. Without written report.
Jul 24, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Plain-English summary
Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act or the SOFFA Act
This bill adopts the California flammability standard as the federal standard for upholstered furniture. To meet the standard, the upholstered furniture must past a specific test of the materials' ability to resist smoldering when a heat source is applied.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
Committees of jurisdiction
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