3.0.0 1014 2023-01-11T13:25:01Z 2023-01-11T13:25:01Z Senate S S 2013-05-22 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2014-12-08T22:49:47Z Markup by 2014-04-09T19:57:12Z Referred to 2013-05-22T17:59:06Z S. Rept. 113-310 Youth Sports Concussion Act of 2013 113 2118 HR 2013-05-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Related bill CRS 2014-12-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-310. Floor 2014-12-12 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-310. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2014-12-08 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618. Calendars 2014-12-08 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2014-12-08 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2014-04-09 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2013-05-22 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2013-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM N R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2013-05-22 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2014-03-04 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2014-06-02 False Commerce Accidents Administrative law and regulatory procedures Athletes Child health Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Consumer Product Safety Commission Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Federal preemption Manufacturing School athletics Trade restrictions Commerce 00 2013-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2013-08-05T18:56:07Z Youth Sports Concussion Act - Expresses the sense of Congress concerning the reduction of sports-related concussions in youth and completion of the National Academies' report on such injuries.

Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to review the National Academies' report within five months after the report is completed.

Authorizes the CPSC to make recommendations to protective equipment manufacturers regarding whether voluntary standards should be adopted to: (1) reduce the risk of sports-related injury for youth athletes wearing protective equipment, (2) improve the safety of reconditioned protective equipment, and (3) modify protective equipment warning labels.

Permits the CPSC to initiate the promulgation of a consumer product safety rule if no voluntary standard is adopted within a one-year period.

Makes it unlawful to sell or offer for sale in interstate commerce, or import into the United States for such purposes, athletic sporting equipment for which the seller or importer makes any false or misleading claim with respect to the safety benefits of such item.

Requires violations to be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Sets forth the enforcement authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Authorizes the FTC to promulgate regulations to carry out this Act.

Authorizes states to bring civil actions in federal court to obtain injunctive relief on behalf of state residents unless a civil or administrative action has already been instituted by the FTC. Allows the FTC to intervene and appeal in state actions.

]]> 01 2014-12-08 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2014-12-17T16:20:07Z Youth Sports Concussion Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should review the National Academies' report on sports-related concussions in youth, and future research in this area, for any matter that may impact products under the CPSC's jurisdiction or inform the FTC's efforts to protect consumers.

Makes it unlawful to sell or offer for sale in interstate commerce, or import into the United States for such purposes, athletic sporting equipment for which the seller or importer makes any deceptive claim with respect to the safety benefits of such item.

Requires violations to be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Sets forth the enforcement authority of the FTC. Authorizes the FTC to promulgate regulations to carry out this Act.

Authorizes states to bring civil actions in federal court to obtain injunctive relief on behalf of state residents unless a civil or administrative action has already been instituted by the FTC. Allows the FTC to intervene and appeal in state actions.

]]> Youth Sports Concussion Act Display Title Youth Sports Concussion Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to reduce sports-related concussions in youth, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Reported to Senate Youth Sports Concussion Act S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Youth Sports Concussion Act Reported to Senate 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1014rs/xml/BILLS-113s1014rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2013-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1014is/xml/BILLS-113s1014is.xml 2014-12-12 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-310. 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.