Consumer Product Safety Commission
US Congress 116th Congress
Consumer Product Safety Inspection Enhancement Act [HB-8134]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
Modifies the screening procedures for consumer products moving through ports of entry. First, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) must consult with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to target consumer products in violation of product safety rules, including (1) shipments that are valued below the threshold for the application of duties, (2) shipments from China, and (3) products that may both violate product safety rules and infringe intellectual property rights. The CPSC also must develop information technology systems that support
(continued...)
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 116th Congress
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 [HB-7668]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
Provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. The independent agencies funded in the bill include the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Defective Firearms Protection Act [HB-6110]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Permits the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-3737]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[International ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 [S.3254]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other things, the bill does the following: generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition; raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition; establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; requires law enforcement agencies to be notified following a firearms-related background check
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 [HB-5717]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other things, the bill does the following: generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition; raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition; establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; requires law enforcement agencies to be notified following a firearms-related background check
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
SHARE Information Act Safety Hazard and Recall Efficiency Information Act [HB-5565]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Eliminates a manufacturer's ability to file a claim to prevent the public disclosure by the Consumer Product Safety Commission of certain product information (e.g., product safety warnings). The bill also increases the maximum civil penalty for consumer-product safety violations.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019 [S.3065]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requires safety standards for firearm locks and safes. Under such standards, firearm locks must be reasonably designed to (1) prevent the firearm from discharging while the lock is activated, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the firearm. Further, firearm safes must be reasonably designed to (1) secure firearms, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the safe through physical manipulation or damage.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019 [HB-4691]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requires safety standards for firearm locks and safes. Under such standards, firearm locks must be reasonably designed to (1) prevent the firearm from discharging while the lock is activated, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the firearm. Further, firearm safes must be reasonably designed to (1) secure firearms, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the safe through physical manipulation or damage.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
STURDY Act Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act [S.1902]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
CPSC CIO Parity Act [S.1858]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Specifies that the Chief Information Officer of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) must participate in the CPSC's planning, budgeting, management, and personnel practices with respect to information technology. The bill further requires the CPSC to appoint a Chief Data Officer and a Chief Technologist.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Safe Sleep Act of 2019 [S.1767]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute inclined sleepers for infants. Specifically, inclined sleepers for infants are those that are designed for an infant up to one year old and have an inclined sleep surface of greater than 10 degrees. The bill also requires that any rules promulgated by the Consumer Product Saftey Commission with respect to infant sleepers are consistent with prevailing safe sleep best practices.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019 [S.1640]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to require fuel containers to include devices that impede flames from entering the container. This requirement applies to flammable, liquid fuel containers of fewer than five gallons that are intended for transport. CPSC may either promulgate a rule or adopt an existing standard. Additionally, CPSC must educate consumers about dangers associated with using or storing such containers near an open flame or a source of ignition.The bill also requires child resistant caps on kerosene and diesel fuel
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
SOFFA Act Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act [HB-2647]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Manufacturing ]
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.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
SOFFA Act Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act [S.1341]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Manufacturing ]
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.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
STURDY Act Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act [HB-2211]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act [S.869]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes the President to require an independent regulatory agency to (1) comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to other federal agencies, (2) provide the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with an assessment of the costs and benefits of a proposed or final economically significant rule and an assessment of costs and benefits of potentially effective and reasonably feasible alternatives to the rule, (3) publish the assessments with the rules, and (4) submit to the office for review any proposed or final economically
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
✔
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. [HJR-31]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Immigration ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Animals ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
(Sec. 3) This section provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) This section specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2019. (Sec. 5) This section provides that amounts designated by this bill for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are only available (or rescinded, if applicable) if the President subsequently
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Firearm Safety Act of 2019 [HB-1115]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019 [HB-806]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to require fuel containers to include devices that impede flames from entering the container. This requirement applies to flammable, liquid fuel containers of fewer than five gallons that are intended for transport. CPSC may either promulgate a rule or adopt an existing standard. Additionally, CPSC must educate consumers about dangers associated with using or storing such containers near an open flame or a source of ignition.The bill also requires child resistant caps on kerosene and diesel fuel
(continued...)