HR 4896 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Infant and Toddler Durable Product Safety Act

Latest action · Mar 17, 2006 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. IntroducedMar 7, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Infant and Toddler Durable Product Safety Act - Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to: (1) promulgate a consumer product safety standard for durable infant or toddler products; and (2) establish an Infant and Toddler Product Review Panel to advise the CPSC on guidelines and standards for such products.

Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to declare the limitation on maximum civil penalties inapplicable to this Act.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2006 to Sep 13, 2006; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMar 7, 2006
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMar 7, 2006
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMar 7, 2006
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 7, 2006
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMar 7, 2006
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMar 7, 2006
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalMar 7, 2006
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMar 7, 2006
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 7, 2006
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMar 7, 2006
D-CATom LantosOriginalMar 7, 2006
D-MAMartin T. MeehanJun 16, 2006
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJun 16, 2006
D-FLCorrine BrownJun 28, 2006
D-ILDanny K. DavisJun 28, 2006
D-NYNita M. LoweyJun 28, 2006
D-ILDaniel LipinskiJul 27, 2006
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanJul 27, 2006
D-CAZoe LofgrenJul 27, 2006
D-VAJames P. MoranSep 13, 2006

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 Mar 7, 2006
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
Referred Mar 17, 2006

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
  2. Mar 7, 2006Introduced in House
  3. Mar 7, 2006Referred 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 direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Infant and Toddler Durable Product Safety Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 7, 2006Introduced in House

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