STURDY Act
Latest action · Sep 18, 2019 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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 17, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act or the STURDY Act
This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to revise the safety standards for freestanding clothing storage units such as a dressers, bureaus, or chests of drawers. Such standards must include specified testing related to tip overs and new warning requirements for all such products entering the U.S. market.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2019 to Sep 6, 2019, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Jun 18, 2019 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sep 17, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7720-7723)
- Sep 17, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2211.
- Sep 17, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 17, 2019Ms. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1902 | STURDY Act | Identical bill | Jun 19, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2019Referred in Senate
- Sep 17, 2019Engrossed in House
- Sep 16, 2019Reported in House
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
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