[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9241 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9241

To provide that weighted sleep products for infants shall be considered 
   banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product 
                  Safety Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2024

  Mr. Cardenas (for himself and Ms. Schrier) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that weighted sleep products for infants shall be considered 
   banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product 
                  Safety Act, 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 ``Safeguarding Infants from Dangerous 
Sleep Act''.

SEC. 2. BANNING OF WEIGHTED SLEEP PRODUCTS FOR INFANTS.

    (a) In General.--A weighted sleep product for infants, regardless 
of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous 
product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
2057).
    (b) Weighted Sleep Product for Infants Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``weighted sleep product for infants'' means a wearable 
blanket, sleep sack, swaddle, or similar product that--
            (1) is sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, 
        distributed in commerce, or imported into the United States;
            (2) is to be placed on or worn by an infant up to 1 year 
        old; and
            (3) includes materials that add weight to the product for a 
        purpose other than insulation or decoration.
    (c) Regulations.--The Consumer Product Safety Commission may 
promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
regulations to define, or modify the definitions of, terms used in this 
Act.
    (d) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on the date that is 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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