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[H.R. 3172 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 163
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3172

                          [Report No. 116-206]

 To prohibit the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in 
commerce, or importation into the United States of any inclined sleeper 
                  for infants, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2019

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

                           September 13, 2019

Additional sponsors: Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
Brownley of California, Ms. Meng, Mr. Rush, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Underwood, 
 Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Norton, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, 
Mr. Cisneros, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. 
                           Garcia of Illinois

                           September 13, 2019

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 
                               10, 2019]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in 
commerce, or importation into the United States of any inclined sleeper 
                  for infants, and for other purposes.


 


    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 ``Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF INCLINED SLEEPERS FOR INFANTS.

    (a) Prohibition on the Sale of Inclined Sleepers for Infants.--
Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, 
offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United 
States any inclined sleeper for infants.
    (b) Treatment of Violation.--A violation of subsection (a) shall be 
treated as a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1)).
    (c) Inclined Sleeper for Infants Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``inclined sleeper for infants'' means a product with an inclined 
sleep surface greater than ten degrees that is intended, marketed, or 
designed to provide sleeping accommodations for an infant up to one 
year old.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 163

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3172

                          [Report No. 116-206]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To prohibit the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in 
commerce, or importation into the United States of any inclined sleeper 
                  for infants, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 13, 2019

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed