SOFFA Act
Latest action · Dec 17, 2019 Received in the Senate.
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 9, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 16, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act or the SOFFA Act
This bill adopts the California flammability standard as the federal standard for upholstered furniture. To meet the standard, the upholstered furniture must past a specific test of the materials' ability to resist smoldering when a heat source is applied.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2019 to Oct 11, 2019, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 16, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Oct 11, 2019 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Received in the Senate.
- Dec 16, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10292-10294)
- Dec 16, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2647.
- Dec 16, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 16, 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 1341 | SOFFA Act | Identical bill | Dec 15, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Received in Senate
- Dec 16, 2019Engrossed in House
- Dec 16, 2019Reported in House
- May 9, 2019Introduced in House
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