HR 2500 · 109th Congress 2005โ€“2007, ended

National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2005

Latest action · Jun 3, 2005 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.

  1. IntroducedMay 19, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2005 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to expand the definition of consumer product to include amusement rides permanently fixed to a site (thereby granting the Consumer Product Safety Commission jurisdiction over such rides).

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2005 to Jul 12, 2005.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAnna G. EshooJun 7, 2005
D-MABarney FrankJun 7, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJun 7, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelJun 7, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichJun 7, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneJun 7, 2005
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJun 7, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 7, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJun 7, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensJun 7, 2005
D-MARichard E. NealJun 7, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownJun 7, 2005
D-CAGeorge MillerJul 12, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 19, 2005
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
Referred Jun 3, 2005

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 3, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
  2. May 20, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1042-1043)
  3. May 19, 2005Introduced in House
  4. May 19, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1042Edward J. Markey D-MAMay 20, 2005

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.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-14H.R. 1509, THE RECREATIONAL BOATERS STREAMLINED INSPECTION ACT32 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeMay 19, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To restore the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission over amusement park rides which are at a fixed site, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 19, 2005Introduced in House

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