[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E57]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT

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                        HON. CHARLES A. GONZALEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 22, 2008

  Mr. GONZALEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend the chairman and 
ranking member and my colleagues for their efforts on behalf of H.R. 
4040. This hard work and dedicated service has produced a strong, 
bipartisan Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act. Congress and the 
American people can be proud of this significant and needed 
accomplishment.
  While this legislation includes many important reforms of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, and I strongly support its passage, 
the bill does not address one important issue that I think deserves 
further attention in any House-Senate Conference Committee 
deliberations. That issue involved the labeling or packaging of a 
product which may reference a product safety standard. It is important 
we address this issue for the well-being and safety of our citizens.
  In some cases a product may bear a label or packaging material 
referencing a safety standard, when the product was not tested or 
certified to meet the standard listed on the label or packaging. This 
deceptive labeling can be a grave threat to the safety of many consumer 
products on the market, and must be addressed as part of this 
comprehensive legislation.
  I hope that as this important piece of legislation moves its way 
through the Conference Committee process we will further examine and 
address this labeling and packaging issue.

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