Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act of 2007
Latest action · Oct 31, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13628-13629)
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 31, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act of 2007 - Requires any children's product or child care article that contains a phthalate to be treated as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Applies certain prohibitions of that Act to such product article.
Provides that, if a manufacturer modifies a children's product or child care article that contains a phthalate to comply with such ban, it shall: (1) use an alternative to phthalates that is the least toxic; and (2) not use any of specified prohibited alternatives to phthalates.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 6, 2007 to Mar 11, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Mar 11, 2008 |
Committees 1
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 Oct 31, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 31, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Oct 31, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13628)
- Oct 31, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13628-13629)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13628Text printed S13628 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA (text) | Oct 31, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4030 | Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act | Related bill | Oct 31, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 31, 2007Introduced in Senate
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