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<item congress="113" measure-type="s" measure-number="2972" measure-id="id113s2972" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2014-12-03" update-date="2014-12-22">
<title>Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Safety Act of 2014</title>
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<action-date>2014-12-03</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Safety Act of 2014 - Requires equestrian helmets manufactured after a specified date to meet: (1) certain ASTM International standards if the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has not established a standard, and (2) CPSC standards incorporating those ASTM standards if the CPSC has established a standard.</p> <p>Authorizes the CPSC to promulgate equestrian helmet standards incorporating ASTM standards. Exempts any such CPSC-promulgated standard from judicial review, a reliance on voluntary standards, and other procedural requirements that normally apply to such proceedings. </p> <p>Requires helmets that fail to meet standards required by this Act to be treated as a violation of a consumer product safety standard promulgated under the Consumer Product Safety Act.</p>]]></summary-text>
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