[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4185 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4185

    To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to strengthen 
    regulations concerning the flammability of children's clothing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 1, 2005

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to strengthen 
    regulations concerning the flammability of children's clothing.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FLAMMABILITY OF CHILDREN'S CLOTHING.

    (a) Standards for Clothing Worn by Children Under Age 15.--Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission shall revise parts 1615 and 1616 of 
title 16, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to the flammability of 
children's sleepwear) to include all clothing worn by children under 
the age of 15.
    (b) Scientific Basis for Testing Standards; Consultation With 
Experts.--The Commission shall also substantially strengthen the 
standards for tests used to determine the flammability of such clothing 
to ensure that such standards are grounded on a firm scientific basis. 
In revising such testing standards, the Commission shall consult with 
experts on skin burns, clothing flammability, and pediatric social 
behavior, as well as experts from the National Institutes of Science 
and Technology, the National Fire Protection Association, and the 
American Society for Testing and Materials.
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