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STURDY Act

Introduced: February 24, 2021 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 23, 2021
Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 486, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 482; H.R. 704; H.R. 961, as amended; H.R. 1314; H.R. 2571, as amended; H.R. 2679, as amended; H.R. 2694; H.R. 2922, as amended; H.R. 3182; H.R. 3239; H.R. 3241, as amended; H.R. 3723; H.R. 3752; H.R. 3841; S. 409; and S. 1340. (consideration: CR H3026-3052; text: CR H3027-3028)
Jun 23, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 486, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 482; H.R. 704; H.R. 961, as amended; H.R. 1314; H.R. 2571, as amended; H.R. 2679, as amended; H.R. 2694; H.R. 2922, as amended; H.R. 3182; H.R. 3239; H.R. 3241, as amended; H.R. 3723; H.R. 3752; H.R. 3841; S. 409; and S. 1340.(consideration: CR H3026-3052; text: CR H3027-3028)
Jun 23, 2021
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 486, proceedings on H.R. 1314 are considered vacated.
Jun 22, 2021
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jun 22, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1314.
Jun 22, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2948-2950; text: CR H2948-2949)
Jun 22, 2021
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Feb 24, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act or the STURDY Act

This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to revise the safety standards for freestanding clothing storage units such as a dressers, bureaus, or chests of drawers. Such standards must include specified testing related to tip overs and new warning requirements for all such products entering the U.S. market.

What's happening now June 24, 2021

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1314: STURDY Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1314/
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"H.R. 1314: STURDY Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1314/.
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H.R. 1314, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1314/.
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