STURDY Act
Latest action · Jun 19, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJun 19, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 19, 2019 to Dec 9, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 19, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 19, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Feb 4, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Feb 27, 2020 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Feb 27, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Feb 27, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Sep 15, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Oct 21, 2020 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Oct 21, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Oct 21, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Oct 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Dec 9, 2020 |
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 Jun 19, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 19, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2211 | STURDY Act | Identical bill | Sep 18, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- STURDY Act
- Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2019Introduced in Senate
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