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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 441 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. CORTEZ

MASTO, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. SMITH, Mrs. 

SHAHEEN, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. COTTON, Ms. BALDWIN, 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. COONS) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation 

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. 

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 Un5 stable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act’’ or the ‘‘STURDY 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD TO PRO2 TECT AGAINST TIP-OVER OF CLOTHING 

3 STORAGE UNITS. 

4 (a) CLOTHING STORAGE UNIT DEFINED.—In this 

5 section, the term ‘‘clothing storage unit’’ means any free6 standing furniture item manufactured in the United 

7 States or imported for use in the United States that is 

8 intended for the storage of clothing, typical of bedroom 

9 furniture. 

10 (b) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD RE11 QUIRED.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub13 section (c)(1), not later than 1 year after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product 

15 Safety Commission shall— 

16 (A) in consultation with representatives of 

17 consumer groups, clothing storage unit manu18 facturers, craft or handmade furniture manu19 facturers, and independent child product engi20 neers and experts, examine and assess the ef21 fectiveness of any voluntary consumer product 

22 safety standards for clothing storage units; and 

23 (B) in accordance with section 553 of title 

24 5, United States Code, promulgate a final con25 sumer product safety standard for clothing 


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1 storage units to protect children from tip-over2 related death or injury that includes— 

3 (i) tests that simulate the weight of 

4 children up to 60 pounds; 

5 (ii) objective, repeatable, and measur6 able tests that simulate real world use and 

7 account for any impact on clothing storage 

8 unit stability that may result from place9 ment on carpeted surfaces, drawers with 

10 items in them, multiple open drawers, or 

11 dynamic force; 

12 (iii) testing of all clothing storage 

13 units, including those under 30 inches in 

14 height; and 

15 (iv) warning requirements based on 

16 ASTM F2057–17, or its successor at the 

17 time of enactment, provided that the Con18 sumer Product Safety Commission shall 

19 strengthen the requirements of ASTM 

20 F2057–17, or its successor, if reasonably 

21 necessary to protect children from tip-over22 related death or injury. 

23 (2) TREATMENT OF STANDARD.—A consumer 

24 product safety standard promulgated under para25 graph (1) shall be treated as a consumer product 


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1 safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Con2 sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 

3 (c) SUBSEQUENT RULEMAKING.— 

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

5 the publication of a consumer product safety stand6 ard under subsection (b)(1), the Commission may 

7 initiate a rulemaking, in accordance with section 553 

8 of title 5, United States Code to modify the require9 ments of the consumer product safety standard de10 scribed in subsection (b)(1) if reasonably necessary 

11 to protect children from tip-over-related death or in12 jury. 

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

14 the enactment of this Act, the Centers for Disease 

15 Control and Prevention revises its Clinical Growth 

16 Charts, the consumer product safety standard de17 scribed in subsection (b)(1) shall, on the date that 

18 is 180 days after such revision, be revised to include 

19 tests that simulate the weight of children up to the 

20 95th percentile weight of children 72 months in age, 

21 as depicted in the revised Centers for Disease Con22 trol and Prevention Clinical Growth Charts, unless 

23 the Commission determines the modification is not 

24 reasonably necessary to protect children from tip25 over-related death or injury. 


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1 (3) TREATMENT OF RULES.—Any rule promul2 gated under paragraph (1) or revision made pursu3 ant to paragraph (2) shall be treated as a consumer 

4 product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of 

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

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