PRODUCT SAFETY

Amendments

CPSC: reauthorize (S. 1261), S12210 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: provide for infant crib safety (see H.R. 3371), H9811 [21OC]

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. 405), H217 [28JA]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 1962), H3682 [6MY]

———issue standards addressing open flame ignition of consumer products containing polyurethane (see H.R. 3437), H10339 [4NO]

———promulgate a product safety standard that requires certain manufacturers to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls to consumers (see S. 584), S3410 [10MR] (see H.R. 1197), H1744 [11MR]

———reauthorize (see S. 1261), S7876 [13JN]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 467), H243 [29JA] (see H.R. 3684), H12919 [8DE]

Health: reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (see S. 1115), S6978 [22MY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 1546), S10618 [31JY] (see H.R. 2813), H7328 [22JY]

Letters

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S10676 [31JY]

———James A. Anderson, Jr., National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, S10676 [31JY]

———Kathy R. Van Kleeck, Motorcycle Industry Council, S10675 [31JY]

———Small Business Legal Reform Coalition, S10675 [31JY]

Remarks in House

CPSC: issue standards addressing open flame ignition of consumer products containing polyurethane (H.R. 3437), E2224 [4NO]

Remarks in Senate

CPSC: promulgate a product safety standard that requires certain manufacturers to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls to consumers (S. 584), S3418 [10MR]

———reauthorize (S. 1261), S7877 [13JN], S12211 [30SE]

Health: reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (S. 1115), S6995-S6997 [22MY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (S. 1546), S10674 [31JY]

Reports filed

CPSC Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1261) (S. Rept. 108-128), S10970 [2SE]

Texts of

S. 584, Product Safety Notification and Recall Effectiveness Act, S3419 [10MR]

S. 1115, Ban Asbestos in America Act, S6997-S6999 [22MY]

S. 1261, CPSC reauthorization, S7877 [13JN], S12210 [30SE]

S. 1546, Small Business Liability Reform Act, S10676-S10679 [31JY]