Common Sense in Consumer Product Safety Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 17, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3166)
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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Common Sense in Consumer Product Safety Act of 2009 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to prohibit considering a sale after the first retail sale or a repair of a used children's product to be an introduction into interstate commerce under provisions of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act concerning children's products containing lead (effectively making children's product lead limits inapplicable to secondary sales or repairs of such products).
Prohibits considering a vehicle designed or intended primarily for children seven years of age or older to be a children's product under such provisions.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 20, 2009 to May 19, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Apr 20, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | May 19, 2009 |
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 Mar 17, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 17, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3165-3166)
- Mar 17, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3166)
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 S3165Text printed S3166 | Jon Tester D-MT (text) | Mar 17, 2009 |
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-1106 | OVERSIGHT OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION: PRODUCT SAFETY IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON142 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Dec 2, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to exclude secondary sales, repair services, and certain vehicles from the ban on lead in children's products, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Common Sense in Consumer Product Safety Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2009Introduced in Senate
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