Consumer Product Safety Commission Reauthorization Act of 2003
Latest action · Oct 6, 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.
- IntroducedJun 13, 2003
- Passed SenateSep 30, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 26, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Consumer Product Safety Commission Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to extend through FY 2007 the authorization of appropriations for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Authorizes CPSC to hire and maintain a full-time equivalent staff of 471 persons in each of FY 2004 through 2007.
Revises provisions relating to an Executive Director, a General Counsel, and certain Associate Executive Directors for various CPSC Offices.
Authorizes CPSC to take certain actions otherwise required of a manufacturer, retailer, or distributor with respect to a product if: (1) CPSC staff makes a preliminary hazard determination that a product presents a substantial product hazard classified as a Class A or B product hazard, or CPSC makes a substantial product hazard determination classified as a Class A or B product hazard with respect to such a product; and (2) CPSC finds that notification of the hazard is in the public interest, and that the manufacturer, retailer, or distributor is financially unable to provide adequate notification. Authorizes appropriations for such CPSC-financed recalls.
Increases the maximum amount of certain civil penalties under the Act.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2003 to Sep 25, 2003; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Peter Fitzgerald | Original | Jun 13, 2003 |
| D-SC | Ernest F. Hollings | Sep 25, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 13, 2003Markup Jun 19, 2003Reported Aug 26, 2003 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 1, 2003 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Oct 6, 2003 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Oct 1, 2003Received in the House.
- Oct 1, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 1, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sep 30, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12210-12211; text as passed Senate: CR S12210-12211)
- Aug 26, 2003Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/29/03 legislative day 07/21/03 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-128.
- Aug 26, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 252.
- Jun 19, 2003Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 13, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Jun 13, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7877)
- Jun 13, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7877)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12211Text printed S12210Amendments S12210 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7877Text printed S7877 | John McCain R-AZ (text) | Jun 13, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 11, 2003S. 1261, Consumer Product Safety Commission Reauthorization Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on August 26, 2003</p>
- Sep 11, 2003S. 1261, Consumer Product Safety Commission Reauthorization Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on August 26, 2003
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-1017 | NOMINATIONS TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, THE FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION76 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Mar 30, 2004 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Reauthorization Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Reauthorization Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Reauthorization Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2003Referred in House
- Sep 30, 2003Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 26, 2003Reported to Senate
- Jun 13, 2003Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.