Product Safety Civil Penalties Improvement Act
Latest action · Oct 15, 2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2007
- Passed HouseOct 9, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Product Safety Civil Penalties Improvement Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and the Flammable Fabrics Act to increase the maximum civil penalty for violations of those Acts from $1.25 million to $10 million.
Revises the factors to be considered in determining the amount of those penalties.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
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 May 24, 2007Markup Sep 27, 2007Reported Oct 9, 2007 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2007Hearings Jun 6, 2007Markup Jul 31, 2007Reported Jul 31, 2007 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Oct 15, 2007 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Oct 9, 2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-364.
- Oct 9, 2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 225.
- Oct 9, 2007Mr. Rush moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 9, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11341-11342)
- Oct 9, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2474.
- Oct 9, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11341)
- Oct 9, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 27, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 27, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 31, 2007Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 31, 2007Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Jun 6, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 5, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- May 25, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1152)
- May 24, 2007Introduced in House
- May 24, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11341, H11342Text printed H11341 | Bobby L. Rush D-IL, Cliff Stearns R-FL | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1152 | Bobby L. Rush D-IL | May 25, 2007 |
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
- Oct 9, 2007H.R. 2474, Product Safety Civil Penalties Improvement Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 27, 2007</p>
- Oct 9, 2007H.R. 2474, Product Safety Civil Penalties Improvement ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 27, 2007
Printed hearings 3
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. 110-1184 | S. 2045, THE CPSC REFORM ACT OF 2007125 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Oct 4, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-52 | LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY FOR CHILDREN115 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 6, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-44 | PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN: CURRENT ISSUES IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCT SAFETY242 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 15, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Product Safety Civil Penalties Improvement Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Product Safety Civil Penalties Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2007Referred in Senate
- Oct 9, 2007Engrossed in House
- Oct 9, 2007Reported in House
- May 24, 2007Introduced in House
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.
