118 S2233 IS: Youth Poisoning Protection Act U.S. Senate 2023-07-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2233IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 11, 2023Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Vance) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Youth Poisoning Protection Act.

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Banning of products containing a high concentration of sodium nitrite

(a)

In general

Any consumer product containing a high concentration of sodium nitrite shall be considered to be a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057).(b)

Definitions

For purposes of this section:(1)

Consumer product

The term consumer product has the meaning given that term under section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)).(2)

High concentration of sodium nitrite

The term high concentration of sodium nitrite means a concentration of 10 or more percent by weight of sodium nitrite.(c)

Effective date

This section shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.