Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act
Latest action · Mar 30, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
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 29, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms and the American National Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors as mandatory consumer product safety standards. Authorizes the CPSC to initiate a rulemaking to amend either standard to include any provision reasonably necessary to ensure the safe and effective operation of carbon monoxide alarms.
Requires the CPSC to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states and local governments that require approved carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units to carry out specified carbon monoxide poisoning prevention activities.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2012 to Jun 27, 2012, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Mar 29, 2012 |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Original | Mar 29, 2012 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Mar 29, 2012 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Mar 29, 2012 |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Mar 29, 2012 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 27, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Mar 29, 2012Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2012Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3343 | Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act | Related bill | Jun 27, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Child safety and welfare
- Commerce
- Congressional agencies
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Emergency communications systems
- Government Publishing Office (GPO)
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Housing for the elderly and disabled
- Housing industry and standards
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Product safety and quality
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2012Introduced in House
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