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Union Calendar No. 166 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2211 

[Report No. 116–209] 

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to 

protect children from tip-over related death or injury, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2019 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. RUSH) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. NEAL, Ms. 

DELBENE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. MURPHY, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. 

BARRAGA ́N, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. DEGETTE, 

Mr. COHEN, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. UNDERWOOD, 

and Ms. LOFGREN

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 10, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to 

promulgate a consumer product safety rule for freestanding clothing storage units to protect children from 

tip-over related death or injury, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Stop Tip-overs of Unsta5 ble, Risky Dressers on Youth Act’’ or the ‘‘STURDY Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD TO PRO7 TECT AGAINST TIP-OVER OF CLOTHING STOR8 AGE UNITS. 

9 (a) CLOTHING STORAGE UNIT DEFINED.—In this sec10 tion, the term ‘‘clothing storage unit’’ means any free-stand11 ing furniture item manufactured in the United States or 

12 imported for use in the United States that is intended for 

13 the storage of clothing, typical of bedroom furniture. 

14 (b) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD RE15 QUIRED.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub17 section (c)(1), not later than 1 year after the date of 

18 the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safe19 ty Commission shall— 

20 (A) in consultation with representatives of 

21 consumer groups, clothing storage unit manufac22 turers, craft or handmade furniture manufactur23 ers, and independent child product engineers and 

24 experts, examine and assess the effectiveness of 


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1 any voluntary consumer product safety stand2 ards for clothing storage units; and 

3 (B) in accordance with section 553 of title 

4 5, United States Code, promulgate a final con5 sumer product safety standard for clothing stor6 age units to protect children from tip-over-re7 lated death or injury that includes— 

8 (i) tests that simulate the weight of 

9 children up to 60 pounds; 

10 (ii) objective, repeatable, and measur11 able tests that simulate real world use and 

12 account for any impact on clothing storage 

13 unit stability that may result from place14 ment on carpeted surfaces, drawers with 

15 items in them, multiple open drawers, or 

16 dynamic force; 

17 (iii) testing of all clothing storage 

18 units, including those under 30 inches in 

19 height; and 

20 (iv) warning requirements based on 

21 ASTM F2057-17, or its successor at the 

22 time of enactment, provided that the Con23 sumer Product Safety Commission shall 

24 strengthen the requirements of ASTM 

25 F2057-17, or its successor, if reasonably 


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1 necessary to protect children from tip-over2 related death or injury. 

3 (2) TREATMENT OF STANDARD.—A consumer 

4 product safety standard promulgated under para5 graph (1) shall be treated as a consumer product safe6 ty rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer 

7 Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 

8 (c) SUBSEQUENT RULEMAKING.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—At any time subsequent to the 

10 publication of a consumer product safety standard 

11 under subsection (b)(1), the Commission may initiate 

12 a rulemaking, in accordance with section 553 of title 

13 5, United States Code to modify the requirements of 

14 the consumer product safety standard described in 

15 subsection (b)(1) if reasonably necessary to protect 

16 children from tip-over-related death or injury. 

17 (2) REVISION OF RULE.—If, after the date of the 

18 enactment of this Act, the Centers for Disease Control 

19 and Prevention revises its Clinical Growth Charts, 

20 the consumer product safety standard described in 

21 subsection (b)(1) shall , on the date that is 180 days 

22 after such revision, be revised to include tests that 

23 simulate the weight of children up to the 95th per24 centile weight of children 72 months in age, as de25 picted in the revised Centers for Disease Control and 


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1 Prevention Clinical Growth Charts, unless the Com2 mission determines the modification is not reasonably 

3 necessary to protect children from tip-over-related 

4 death or injury. 

5 (3) TREATMENT OF RULES.—Any rule promul6 gated under paragraph (1) or revision made pursuant 

7 to paragraph (2) shall be treated as a consumer prod8 uct safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the 

9 Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 


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Union Calendar No. 166 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2211 

[Report No. 116–209] 

A BILL 

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commisjury, and for other purposes. protect children from tip-over related death or in- rule for free-standing clothing storage units to sion to promulgate a consumer product safety 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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