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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1697 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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.

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                   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

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Household Product Labeling Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. LABELING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Consumer product.--The term ``consumer product'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Consumer Product 
        Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052).
            (2) Covered products.--The term ``covered products'' 
        consists of the following consumer products:
                    (A) Household cleaning products.
                    (B) Air fresheners and deodorizers.
                    (C) Floor and furniture polish.
                    (D) Dishwashing soap.
                    (E) Drain cleaners.
                    (F) Laundry detergent and dryer sheets.
                    (G) Epoxies.
                    (H) Paints or stains.
                    (I) Any other similar consumer product designated 
                by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for purposes 
                of this Act.
            (3) Ingredients.--The term ``ingredients'', with respect to 
        a covered product, includes any fragrance, dye, or 
        preservative, and any component of such fragrance, dye, or 
        preservative, included in such product.
            (4) Interstate commerce.--The term ``interstate commerce'' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Federal 
        Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261).
            (5) Label.--The term ``label'' has the meaning given such 
        term in such section 2.
    (b) Labeling Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Each covered product introduced or 
        delivered for introduction into interstate commerce shall bear 
        a label that states completely, accurately, and legibly all of 
        the ingredients of such product.
            (2) Standard list of ingredients.--The Consumer Product 
        Safety Commission shall prescribe in the rules required by 
        subsection (d) a standardized list of the ingredients known to 
        be included in covered products in order to ensure the uniform 
        statement of ingredients on covered products in labels on 
        covered products under this Act.
    (c) Enforcement.--Beginning on the date that is 540 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, any covered product that is 
introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce in 
violation of subsection (b) shall be treated as a misbranded hazardous 
substance within the meaning of section 2(p) of the Federal Hazardous 
Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(p)).
    (d) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall 
prescribe rules to carry out this Act.
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