Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2015 [HB-2613] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Manufacturing ] [Military ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2015 Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make one-year grants to qualified entities (states or local governments, organizations, or institutions of higher education) to develop technology for personalized handguns (a handgun that is manufactured to enable only the authorized user to fire it). Provides that a recipient shall use at least 70% of the grant amount to develop technology for personalized handguns and may use not more than 20% to develop technology for retrofitted personalized handguns (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/16/2015

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Firearm Safety Act of 2015 [HB-225] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ]
Firearm Safety Act of 2015 Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove from the definition of "consumer product" the exclusion for any article sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer that would be subject to a firearms sales tax under the Internal Revenue Code for pistols, revolvers, and other firearms, including shells and cartridges, thereby permitting the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for such articles.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 01/09/2015

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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Senior Citizens ] [Water ] [Animals ] [Air Quality ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Arts and Culture ] [Cannabis ] [Children and Youth ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Drones ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Film Production ] [Finance ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Gaming ] [Human Rights ] [Inflation ] [Insurance ] [Investments ] [Libraries ] [Manufacturing ] [Media and Advertising ] [Mental Health ] [Mining ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Property Tax ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Real Estate ] [Recreation ] [Religion ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Sports ] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Tourism ] [Unemployment ] [Voting Rights ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Aerospace ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles W. Dent Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015

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Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-1375] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule requiring liquid nicotine containers to be designed with special packaging that is difficult for children under five years of age to open or to obtain harmful contents from. Requires the rule to be treated as a standard applicable to a household substance under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 03/20/2015

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Detergent PACS Act of 2015 Detergent Poisoning And Child Safety Act of 2015 [HB-1139] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Detergent PACS Act of 2015 Detergent Poisoning And Child Safety Act of 2015 Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish safety standards for liquid detergent packets to protect children who are younger than five years of age from injury or illness. Directs the CPSC to establish such standards by promulgating a rule or adopting voluntary ASTM International standards. Provides for any final rule that is promulgated to include: (1) requirements for special packaging and warning labels, (2) standards to make the color and design (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H1733) on 03/18/2015

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COVID–19 Home Safety Act of 2020 [S.4884] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to report, and make available to the public, information about injuries and deaths from consumer products during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The report must be submitted every three months for the duration of the emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Wicker With Amendments. Without Written Report. on 12/15/2020

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Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Safety Act of 2014 [S.2972] [Consumer Protection ] [Sports ] [Public Safety ]
Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Safety Act of 2014 - Requires equestrian helmets manufactured after a specified date to meet: (1) certain ASTM International standards if the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has not established a standard, and (2) CPSC standards incorporating those ASTM standards if the CPSC has established a standard. Authorizes the CPSC to promulgate equestrian helmet standards incorporating ASTM standards. Exempts any such CPSC-promulgated standard from judicial review, a reliance on voluntary standards, and other (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 12/03/2014

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Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014 [S.2811] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Manufacturing ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/15/2014

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America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2014 [S.2757] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Economic Development ] [Manufacturing ] [Trade ]
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2014

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/31/2014

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Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014 [S.2581] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a rule requiring liquid nicotine containers to be designed with special packaging that is difficult for children under five years of age to open or to obtain harmful contents from.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed By Senator Rockefeller From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 113-311. on 12/12/2014

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Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2014 [S.2068] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Defense ] [Manufacturing ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make one-year grants to qualified entities (states or local governments, organizations, or institutions of higher education) to develop technology for personalized handguns (a handgun that is manufactured to enable only the authorized user to fire it). Provides that a recipient shall use at least 70% of the grant amount to develop technology for personalized handguns and may use not more than 20% to develop technology for retrofitted personalized handguns (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/27/2014

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 [S.1371] [Finance ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Data Privacy ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Cybersecurity ] [Crime ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices, (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs, (3) the Office of Inspector General, (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (5) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (7) the Alcohol (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Financial Services And General Government. Hearings Held Prior To Introduction And/or Referral. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-417. on 09/11/2013

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Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 [S.1173] [Budget and Spending ] [Consumer Protection ] [Economic Development ]
Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 - Authorizes the President to require an independent regulatory agency to: (1) comply, to the extent permitted by law, with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to other federal agencies; (2) publish and provide the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with an assessment of the costs and benefits of a proposed or final economically significant rule (i.e., a rule that is likely to have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more and is likely to adversely (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/18/2013

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Youth Sports Concussion Act [S.1014] [Sports ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Youth Sports Concussion Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should review the National Academies' report on sports-related concussions in youth, and future research in this area, for any matter that may impact products under the CPSC's jurisdiction or inform the FTC's efforts to protect consumers. Makes it unlawful to sell or offer for sale in interstate commerce, or import into the United States for such purposes, athletic sporting equipment for which the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal By Senator Rockefeller From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 113-310. on 12/12/2014

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Consumer Product Safety Commission Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [HJR-86] [Consumer Protection ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Consumer Product Safety Commission Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 - Makes appropriations, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for FY2014, and for other purposes, such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of P.L. 112-74), for continuing projects or activities (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Terry Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 10/03/2013

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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83] [Energy ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Presented To President. on 12/16/2014

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Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014 [HB-5486] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a rule requiring liquid nicotine containers to be designed with special packaging that is difficult for children under five years of age to open or to obtain harmful contents from.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 09/19/2014

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-5016] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Telecommunications ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Cannabis ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ]
- Sets forth permissions for and restrictions upon the use of funds under this Act. (Sec. 606) Prohibits the expenditure of funds under this Act by an entity unless it agrees to comply with the Buy American Act. (Sec. 607) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act by any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act. (Sec. 610) Prohibits the Executive Office of the President from using funds provided in this Act to request either a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background investigation or an IRS determination (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 07/17/2014

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Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Safety Act of 2013 [HB-4552] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Sports ]
Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Safety Act of 2013 [sic] - Establishes an interim standard for equestrian helmets manufactured nine months after enactment of this Act, pending establishment of a final standard. Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to begin rulemaking proceedings for development of a final standard. Excludes such proceedings from specified laws governing the CPSC's reliance on voluntary standards, the development of consumer product safety rules, and the CPSC's regulation of consumer products in accordance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 05/02/2014

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Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2014 [HB-4476] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Manufacturing ] [Data Privacy ] [Healthcare ]
Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2014 - Requires a cleaning product manufactured or offered for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported into the United States to bear a label listing each of its ingredients: (1) by the name assigned by the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients or, if there is no such name, by the name assigned by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry or, if there is none, by its common chemical name; and (2) in descending order of predominance by weight, except that ingredients that constitute (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Israel Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 04/11/2014

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