PRODUCT SAFETY

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (see H.R. 940), H825 [8MR]

Children and youth: infant crib safety (see S. 538), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 1086), H955 [15MR]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see S. 1156), S7193 [29JN] (see H.R. 727), H440 [27FE]

———coverage of low-speed electric personal assistive mobility devices (see H.R. 1426), H1483 (see H.R. 1426), H1493 [4AP]

Courts: allow persons who bring a product liability action for injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 736), H441 [27FE]

———product liability reform (see H.R. 1966), H2678 [23MY]

CPSC: conduct a study on methods to increase the percentage of consumers effectively reached by product safety recalls (see H.R. 3404), H8948 [5DE]

———confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see S. 416), S1699 [28FE] (see H.R. 499), H222 [7FE]

———increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see H.R. 2993), H6136 [2OC]

Crime: provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of writing or other material inside a consumer product (see S. 1233), S8123 [24JY]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 1356), H1408 [3AP]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 865), S4822 [10MY] (see H.R. 1805), H2141 [10MY]

Toys: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H324 [13FE]

Letters

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Dan Danner, National Federation Independent Business, S4885 [14MY]

———Small Business Legal Reform Coalition, S4885 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 727), H633-H635 [6MR]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (H.R. 2993), E1776 [2OC]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 1805), E783 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: infant crib safety (S. 538), S2390 [15MR]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (S. 1156), S7247 [29JN]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (S. 416), S1711 [28FE]

Crime: provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of writing or other material inside a consumer product (S. 1233), S8135, S8136 [24JY]

Gall, Mary S.: nomination to be CPSC Chair, S8452 [31JY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (S. 865), S4884 [14MY]

Reports filed

Consumer Product Safety Act Coverage of Low-Speed Electric Bicycles: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 727) (H. Rept. 107-5), H628 [5MR]

Product Packaging Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1233), S9197 [6SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1233) (S. Rept. 107-106), S12368 [4DE]

Summaries

Small Business Liability Reform Act (H.R. 1805), E783 [10MY]

Texts of

H.R. 727, Consumer Product Safety Act coverage of low-speed electric bicycles, H633 [6MR]

S. 865, Small Business Liability Reform Act, S4840-S4842 [10MY]

S. 1233, Product Packaging Protection Act, S8136 [24JY]