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HR 1556 97th Congress House Commerce Consumer protection Environmental Protection Fire prevention Fires and Fire Fighters Flammable materials Furniture industry Public safety

A bill to amend the Flammable Fabrics Act to prohibit the manufacture for sale in commerce of articles of interior furnishing intended for use in any public facility unless such articles conform with requirements established by the Consumer Product Safety Commission designed to make such articles fire-resistant.

Introduced: February 3, 1981 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Feb 3, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 3, 1981
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Flammable Fabrics Act to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require any article of interior furnishing to be made fire-resistant to the extent necessary to adequately protect the public against unreasonable risk of fire leading to death, injury, or significant property damage.

Makes the manufacture, sale, or delivery into commerce of any article of interior furnishing which has not been processed in accordance with such requirements and which may reasonably be expected to be used in places of assembly other than homes a prohibited transaction.

What's happening now February 9, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2