IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2211 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Tip-overs of Un-
stable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act’’ or the ‘‘STURDY 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD TO PRO-
TECT 
AGAINST 
TIP-OVER 
OF 
CLOTHING 
STORAGE UNITS. 
(a) CLOTHING STORAGE UNIT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘clothing storage unit’’ means any free- 
standing furniture item manufactured in the United 
States or imported for use in the United States that is 
intended for the storage of clothing, typical of bedroom 
furniture. 
(b) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD RE-
QUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c)(1), not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission shall— 
(A) in consultation with representatives of 
consumer groups, clothing storage unit manu-
facturers, craft or handmade furniture manu-
facturers, and independent child product engi-
neers and experts, examine and assess the ef-
fectiveness of any voluntary consumer product 
safety standards for clothing storage units; and 
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(B) in accordance with section 553 of title 
5, United States Code, promulgate a final con-
sumer product safety standard for clothing 
storage units to protect children from tip-over- 
related death or injury that includes— 
(i) tests that simulate the weight of 
children up to 60 pounds; 
(ii) objective, repeatable, and measur-
able tests that simulate real world use and 
account for any impact on clothing storage 
unit stability that may result from place-
ment on carpeted surfaces, drawers with 
items in them, multiple open drawers, or 
dynamic force; 
(iii) testing of all clothing storage 
units, including those under 30 inches in 
height; and 
(iv) warning requirements based on 
ASTM F2057–17, or its successor at the 
time of enactment, provided that the Con-
sumer Product Safety Commission shall 
strengthen the requirements of ASTM 
F2057–17, or its successor, if reasonably 
necessary to protect children from tip-over- 
related death or injury. 
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(2) TREATMENT OF STANDARD.—A consumer 
product safety standard promulgated under para-
graph (1) shall be treated as a consumer product 
safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Con-
sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 
(c) SUBSEQUENT RULEMAKING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At any time subsequent to 
the publication of a consumer product safety stand-
ard under subsection (b)(1), the Commission may 
initiate a rulemaking, in accordance with section 553 
of title 5, United States Code to modify the require-
ments of the consumer product safety standard de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) if reasonably necessary 
to protect children from tip-over-related death or in-
jury. 
(2) REVISION OF RULE.—If, after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention revises its Clinical Growth 
Charts, the consumer product safety standard de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) shall , on the date that 
is 180 days after such revision, be revised to include 
tests that simulate the weight of children up to the 
95th percentile weight of children 72 months in age, 
as depicted in the revised Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention Clinical Growth Charts, unless 
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the Commission determines the modification is not 
reasonably necessary to protect children from tip- 
over-related death or injury. 
(3) TREATMENT OF RULES.—Any rule promul-
gated under paragraph (1) or revision made pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) shall be treated as a consumer 
product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of 
the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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