3.0.0 723 2023-01-11T13:19:40Z 2023-01-11T13:19:40Z Senate S S 2009-03-26 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-26T20:01:01Z Protect Children from Dangerous Lighters Act of 2009 111 2050 HR 2009-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Identical bill CRS 2009-03-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3924) IntroReferral 2009-03-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3924) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2009-03-26 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2009-03-26 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2009-03-26 True V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2009-03-31 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2009-04-20 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2009-04-20 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2009-09-24 False Commerce Child safety and welfare Fires Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Product safety and quality Commerce 00 2009-03-26 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-24T21:00:25Z Protect Children from Dangerous Lighters Act of 2009 - Treats certain novelty lighters as banned hazardous substances under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and applies to them the Act's prohibitions (in effect banning their introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce).

Defines as a "novelty lighter" a lighter that has a toy-like appearance, has entertaining audio or visual effects, or resembles in any way in form or function an item that is commonly recognized as appealing, attractive, or intended for use by children of 10 years of age or younger. Excludes from that term standard disposable and refillable lighters that are printed or decorated with logos, labels, decals, artwork, or heat shrinkable sleeves.

]]> Protect Children from Dangerous Lighters Act of 2009 Display Title Protect Children from Dangerous Lighters Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of novelty lighters, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Protect Children from Dangerous Lighters Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s723is/xml/BILLS-111s723is.xml 2009-03-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3924) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.