PRODUCT SAFETY

Amendments

CPSC: promulgate product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury (S. 3232), S6050 [29SE]

Families and domestic relations: suspend duties and other restrictions on importation of infant formula to address shortage in U.S. and allow WIC program recipients to purchase formula from any producer (S. 4261), S3109, S3170 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: establish criminal penalties for failing to inform and warn of serious dangers (see S. 5139), S6857 [29NO] (see H.R. 9361), H8647 [29NO]

——— waive statute of limitations for cases against Federal Government relative to General Motors Co., bailout filed on or before certain date (see H.R. 7016), H1422 [9MR]

Children and youth: provide for expedited and duty-free importation of infant formula that may be lawfully marketed in European Union, Canada, Japan, or United Kingdom (see S. 4350), S2785 [6JN] (see H.R. 7875), H5214 [24MY]

CPSC: anniversary (see S. Res. 855), S6941 [1DE] (see H. Res. 1505), H8709 [1DE]

Dept. of HHS: allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use (see S. 4638), S3743 [27JY] (see H.R. 8428), H6882 [19JY]

——— develop list of public health crises and require manufacturers of products contributing to such crises to develop, maintain, and update plan to mitigate effects of such products on public health (see H.R. 6807), H1139 [22FE]

——— establish program of research on risks posed by presence of dioxins, phthalates, pesticides, chemical fragrances, and other components of menstrual products and intimate care products (see H.R. 8724), H7712 [16AU]

——— update and clarify rule on substances generally recognized as safe and establish Office of Food Chemical Safety Reassessment within FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (see S. 4316), S2751 [26MY]

Dept. of Justice: ensure imported body armor complies with National Institute of Justice safety standards (see H.R. 8538), H7255 [27JY]

Families and domestic relations: suspend duties and other restrictions on importation of infant formula to address shortage in U.S. and allow WIC program recipients to purchase formula from any producer (see S. 4261), S2620 [19MY] (see H.R. 7808), H5097 [17MY]

FDA: act upon pending submissions for new infant formula and increase regulatory flexibility in event of infant formula shortage (see H.R. 8010), H5445 [9JN]

——— allow manufacturers and sponsors of drugs to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate safety and effectiveness of biological products (see S. 4288), S2620 [19MY]

——— authorize program to support adoption of, and improve development of, innovative approaches to pharmaceutical product design and manufacturing (see H.R. 6988), H1373 [8MR]

——— classify human donor milk that undergoes pasteurization as exempt infant formula (see H.R. 7358), H4126 [1AP]

——— deem certain regulated products as drugs (see S. 4333), S2752 [26MY]

——— improve safety and supply of infant formula (see H.R. 7933), H5232 [3JN]

——— make food and food additives that are sterilized using ethylene oxide or propylene oxide misbranded unless that process is disclosed on labeling (see H.R. 7167), H3853 [18MR]

——— notify public about new information relative to medical device in order to reduce or limit number of patients exposed to potential risk identified based on such emerging signal (see S. 4349), S2785 [6JN] (see H.R. 7646), H4713 [3MY]

——— provide for mandatory recall authority over regulated drugs and homeopathic products (see H.R. 6834), H1146 [25FE]

——— provide increased transparency in generic drug applications (see S. 4338), S2752 [26MY]

——— require premarket submission of cyber devices to include information demonstrating reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness throughout life cycle of cyber device (see S. 3983), S1910 [31MR] (see H.R. 7084), H3742 [15MR]

——— require recall of electronic nicotine delivery systems that have not been subject to premarket review (see H.R. 8202), H5877 [23JN]

——— strengthen authority relative to foreign drug facility inspections (see S. 3509), S220 [13JA]

——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 8829), H7841 [14SE]

——— work through Codex process to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant formula to ensure standards are consistent with requirements for import to U.S. (see H.R. 7718), H4860 [11MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require report on actions taken to end infant formula shortage (see H.R. 7815), H5173 [18MY]

Foreign trade: provide for temporary duty-free importation of certain infant formula products (see H.R. 8174), H5822 [22JN] (see H.R. 8351), H6334 [13JY]

——— suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in manufacturing of infant formula in U.S. (see H.R. 8982), H8118 [26SE]

——— temporarily allow importation of infant formula free of duty and free of quantitative limitation (see S. 4262), S2620 [19MY]

Mining and mineral resources: ban certain small, high-powered rare earth magnets (see S. 4479), S3159 [23JN] (see H.R. 8199), H5877 [23JN]

National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 738), S3862 [2AU]

Pool and Spa Safety Act: reauthorize (see S. 4296), S2665 [24MY] (see H.R. 7877), H5214 [24MY]

Tariff: provide duty-free importation and sale of infant formula that is lawfully marketed as such in its country of origin (see H.R. 7822), H5173 [18MY]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8351, Formula Act, H6664 [15JY]

Remarks in House

CPSC: prevent accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries through promulgation of consumer product safety standard to require child resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries (H.R. 5313), H7112–H7115 [26JY], H7197, H7223 [27JY], H7264 [28JY]

Dept. of HHS: allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use, H6938 [21JY]

Drugs: ban use of ingredients or flavor additives in marijuana-infused products, H4030 [31MR]

——— require child-resistant packaging and warning labels detailing dangers posed to pregnant women and unborn babies for marijuana products, H4030 [31MR]

FDA: improve safety and supply of infant formula, H5344 [8JN]

——— provide consumers the right to know if food has been treated by known carcinogenic substances through accurate labeling, H3763 [16MR]

Firearms: provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (H.R. 2814), H6947–H6949 [21JY]

Foreign trade: provide for temporary duty-free importation of certain infant formula products (H.R. 8174), E652 [22JN]

——— provide for temporary duty-free importation of certain infant formula products (H.R. 8351), H6629–H6631, H6668 [15JY]

——— suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in manufacturing of infant formula in U.S. (H.R. 8982), H8264–H8267 [29SE]

Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration: increase funding (S. 1662), H1159 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

Consumer Reports, Inc.: anniversary, S6994 [6DE]

CPSC: importance, S2471 [12MY]

——— prevent accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries through promulgation of consumer product safety standard to require child resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries (H.R. 5313), S3857 [2AU], S7280 [19DE]

——— prohibit manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the U.S. of any crib bumpers for infants (S. 1259), S1753 [23MR]

——— prohibit manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the U.S. of any crib bumpers or inclined sleepers for infants (H.R. 3182), S2291 [3MY]

——— promulgate product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury (S. 3232), S2471 [12MY], S6050 [29SE]

——— promulgate product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury (S. 441), S3052 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use (S. 4638), S3726 [27JY]

——— allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use (S. 4638), unanimous-consent request, S3726, S3727 [27JY]

Families and domestic relations: suspend duties and other restrictions on importation of infant formula to address shortage in U.S. and allow WIC program recipients to purchase formula from any producer (S. 4261), S2609, S2628, S2629, S2630 [19MY], S3061–S3064 [22JN], S3108 [23JN]

——— suspend duties and other restrictions on importation of infant formula to address shortage in U.S. and allow WIC program recipients to purchase formula from any producer (S. 4261), unanimous-consent request, S3062–S3064 [22JN]

——— suspend duties and restrictions on importation of infant formula to address shortage in U.S. and allow WIC program recipients to purchase formula from any producer (S. 4261), unanimous-consent request, S2610 [19MY]

Foreign trade: provide for temporary duty-free importation of certain infant formula products (H.R. 8351), S3593, S3594 [21JY]

——— suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in manufacturing of infant formula in U.S. (H.R. 8982), S5524 [29SE]

——— suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in manufacturing of infant formula in U.S. (H.R. 8982), unanimous-consent agreement, S5513 [29SE]

——— temporarily allow importation of infant formula free of duty and free of quantitative limitation (S. 4262), S2611 [19MY]

——— temporarily allow importation of infant formula free of duty and free of quantitative limitation (S. 4262), unanimous-consent request, S2611 [19MY]

National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 738), S3858 [2AU]

Reports filed

COVID–19 Home Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 116) (S. Rept. 117–111), S2583 [18MY]

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2814) (H. Rept. 117–436), H7167 [26JY]

Prevent Ingestion of Button Cell or Coin Batteries Through Promulgation of Consumer Product Safety Standard To Require Child Resistant Closures on Products: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3278), S7198 [14DE]

Prevent Ingestion of Certain Batteries Through CPSC Consumer Product Safety Standard Requiring Child Resistant Closures on Products Using Such Batteries: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5313) (H. Rept. 117–440), H7167 [26JY]

Safe Cribs Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1259) (S. Rept. 117–62), S441 [1FE]

Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3232) (S. Rept. 117–161), S5051 [27SE]

Texts of

H.R. 5313, prevent accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries through CPSC promulgation of consumer product safety standard to require child resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, H7112 [26JY], H7201, H7226 [27JY]

H.R. 8351, Formula Act, H6629 [15JY]

H.R. 8982, Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act, H8265 [29SE]

S. 1259, Safe Cribs Act, S1753 [23MR]

S. 1662, Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration Act, H1159 [28FE]

S. 3232, Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act, S6050 [29SE]

S. Res. 738, National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month, S3867 [2AU]

S. Res. 855, CPSC anniversary, S6942 [1DE]