3.0.0 588 2023-01-11T13:28:17Z 2023-01-11T13:28:17Z Senate S 2015-02-26 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-26T20:02:19Z Detergent PACS Act of 2015 114 1139 HR 2015-03-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1733) Identical bill CRS 2015-02-26 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 S1164-1165) IntroReferral 2015-02-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2015-02-26 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-02-26 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-02-26 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-02-26 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-03-03 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2015-03-04 False Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Consumer Product Safety Commission Consumer affairs Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Product safety and quality Commerce 00 2015-02-26 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-18T18:04:20Z Detergent Poisoning And Child Safety Act of 2015 or the Detergent PACS Act of 2015

Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish safety standards for liquid detergent packets to protect children who are younger than five years of age from injury or illness.

Directs the CPSC to establish such standards by promulgating a rule or adopting voluntary ASTM International standards.

Provides for any final rule that is promulgated to include: (1) requirements for special packaging and warning labels, (2) standards to make the color and design of packets less attractive to children, and (3) liquid composition standards to make the consequences of exposure less severe.

Requires the rule or standards to be treated as consumer product safety standards under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

]]> Detergent PACS Act of 2015 Display Title Detergent PACS Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Detergent PACS Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Detergent Poisoning And Child Safety Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s588is/xml/BILLS-114s588is.xml 2015-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1164-1165) 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.