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S. 3232 117th Congress Senate

STURDY Act

Official title: A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect child… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 18, 2021 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild safety and welfareConsumer Product Safety CommissionProduct safety and quality
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2022
Held at the desk.
Sep 30, 2022
Received in the House.
Sep 30, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 29, 2022
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6050-6051; text: CR S6050-6051)
Sep 29, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 27, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 503.
Sep 27, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-161.
May 11, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 30, 2022

Held at the desk.

 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 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.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3232: STURDY Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3232/
MLA
"S. 3232: STURDY Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3232/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3232, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3232/.
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[S. 3232: STURDY Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3232/)
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