Infant Crib Safety Act
Latest action · Oct 27, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 21, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Infant Crib Safety Act - Amends the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to make it unlawful for any commercial user to: (1) manufacture, sell, or contract to sell any full-size or nonfull-size crib which is unsafe for any infant; or (2) sell, contract to sell or resell, lease, sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce any such crib which is not new and is unsafe for any infant.
Makes it unlawful for any lodging facility to offer or provide an unsafe crib.
Presumes a crib to be unsafe which does not conform to the Code of Federal Regulations and the American Society for Testing Materials Voluntary Standards, unless labeled as dangerous for an infant and not intended to be used for one.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 21, 2003 to Mar 23, 2004; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-TX | Charles W. Stenholm | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 21, 2003 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Oct 27, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Oct 21, 2003Introduced in House
- Oct 21, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for infant crib safety, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Infant Crib Safety Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2003Introduced in House
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