[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1893 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1893

To amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require the inclusion 
of warning labels on Internet and catalogue advertising of certain toys 
                               and games.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2007

  Mrs. Lowey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require the inclusion 
of warning labels on Internet and catalogue advertising of certain toys 
                               and games.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Choking Hazard Awareness Act''.

SEC. 2. LABELING REQUIREMENT FOR INTERNET AND CATALOGUE ADVERTISING OF 
              CERTAIN TOYS AND GAMES.

    Section 24 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1278) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (d) and (e), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Internet, Catalogue, and Other Advertising.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--Any advertisement for any toy, game, 
        balloon, small ball, or marble that requires a cautionary 
        statement under subsections (a) and (b), including 
        advertisement on Internet websites or in catalogues or other 
        distributed materials, shall include the appropriate cautionary 
        statement required under such subsections in its entirety 
        displayed on or immediately adjacent to such advertisement. 
        Such cautionary statement shall be displayed in the language 
        that is primarily used in the advertisement, catalogue, or 
        Internet website, and in conspicuous and legible type in 
        contrast by typography, layout, or color with other material 
        printed or displayed in such advertisement, and in a manner 
        consistent with part 1500 of title 16, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or a successor regulation thereto).
            ``(2) Enforcement.--The requirement in paragraph (1) shall 
        be treated as a consumer product safety standard promulgated 
        under section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
        2056) and the publication or distribution of any advertisement 
        that is not in compliance with the requirements of paragraph 
        (1) shall be treated as a prohibited act under section 19 of 
        such Act (15 U.S.C. 2068).''.
                                 <all>