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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1697 

To require that household cleaning products and similar products bear labels 

that state completely and accurately all of the ingredients of such products, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 

Mr. FRANKEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To require that household cleaning products and similar 

products bear labels that state completely and accurately 

all of the ingredients of such products, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Household Product 

5 Labeling Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LABELING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN HOUSE7 HOLD PRODUCTS. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 


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1 (1) CONSUMER PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘con2 sumer product’’ has the meaning given the term in 

3 section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 

4 U.S.C. 2052). 

5 (2) COVERED PRODUCTS.—The term ‘‘covered 

6 products’’ consists of the following consumer prod7 ucts: 

8 (A) Household cleaning products. 

9 (B) Air fresheners and deodorizers. 

10 (C) Floor and furniture polish. 

11 (D) Dishwashing soap. 

12 (E) Drain cleaners. 

13 (F) Laundry detergent and dryer sheets. 

14 (G) Epoxies. 

15 (H) Paints or stains. 

16 (I) Any other similar consumer product 

17 designated by the Consumer Product Safety 

18 Commission for purposes of this Act. 

19 (3) INGREDIENTS.—The term ‘‘ingredients’’, 

20 with respect to a covered product, includes any fra21 grance, dye, or preservative, and any component of 

22 such fragrance, dye, or preservative, included in 

23 such product. 

24 (4) INTERSTATE COMMERCE.—The term ‘‘inter25 state commerce’’ has the meaning given the term in 


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1 section 2 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act 

2 (15 U.S.C. 1261). 

3 (5) LABEL.—The term ‘‘label’’ has the meaning 

4 given such term in such section 2. 

5 (b) LABELING REQUIREMENT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each covered product intro7 duced or delivered for introduction into interstate 

8 commerce shall bear a label that states completely, 

9 accurately, and legibly all of the ingredients of such 

10 product. 

11 (2) STANDARD LIST OF INGREDIENTS.—The 

12 Consumer Product Safety Commission shall pre13 scribe in the rules required by subsection (d) a 

14 standardized list of the ingredients known to be in15 cluded in covered products in order to ensure the 

16 uniform statement of ingredients on covered prod17 ucts in labels on covered products under this Act. 

18 (c) ENFORCEMENT.—Beginning on the date that is 

19 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 

20 covered product that is introduced or delivered for intro21 duction into interstate commerce in violation of subsection 

22 (b) shall be treated as a misbranded hazardous substance 

23 within the meaning of section 2(p) of the Federal Haz24 ardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(p)). 


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1 (d) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product 

3 Safety Commission shall prescribe rules to carry out this 

4 Act. 

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