[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2474 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2474

To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under 
                    the Consumer Product Safety Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2007

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under 
                    the Consumer Product Safety Act.

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

SECTION 1. CIVIL PENALTIES OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION.

     Section 20(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
2069(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``$1,250,000'' each place it appears 
and inserting ``$20,000,000''.
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