I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5692 
To provide for infant crib safety, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2008 
Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Ms. DELAURO, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Mr. KUCINICH, and Mr. TOWNS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for infant crib safety, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Infant Crib Safety 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The disability and death of infants resulting 
from injuries sustained in crib incidents are a seri-
ous threat to the public health, welfare, and safety 
of people of this country. 
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(2) The design and construction of a baby crib 
must ensure that it is safe to leave an infant unat-
tended for extended periods of time. A parent or 
caregiver has a right to believe that the crib in use 
is a safe place to leave an infant. 
(3) Each year about 12,400 children are in-
jured in cribs seriously enough to require emergency 
room treatment. 
(4) Each year at least 43 children under the 
age of 4 die from injuries sustained in cribs. 
(5) The Consumer Product Safety Commission 
estimates that the cost to society resulting from 
deaths due to cribs is at least $150,000,000 per 
year. 
(6) Secondhand, hand-me-down, and heirloom 
cribs pose a special problem. There are nearly 4 mil-
lion infants born in this country each year, but only 
an estimated one million to two million new cribs 
sold. Many infants are placed in secondhand, hand- 
me-down, or heirloom cribs. 
(7) Most crib deaths occur in secondhand, 
hand-me-down, or heirloom cribs. 
(8) Existing State and Federal legislation is in-
adequate to deal with the hazard presented by sec-
ondhand, hand-me-down, or heirloom cribs. 
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(9) Prohibiting the contracting to sell, resell, 
lease, sublease of unsafe cribs that are not new, or 
otherwise place in the stream of commerce unsafe 
secondhand, hand-me-down, or heirloom cribs, will 
prevent injuries and deaths caused by cribs. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to prevent 
the occurrence of injuries and deaths to infants as a result 
of unsafe cribs by making it unlawful— 
(1) to manufacture, sell, or contract to sell any 
crib that is unsafe for any infant using it; or 
(2) to resell, lease, sublet, or otherwise place in 
the stream of commerce, after the effective date of 
this Act, any unsafe crib, particularly any unsafe 
secondhand, hand-me-down, or heirloom crib. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR CRIBS. 
(a) MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF CRIBS.—It shall be 
unlawful for any commercial user to manufacture, sell, re-
sell, lease, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, 
any full-size or nonfull-size crib that— 
(1) was manufactured before 1999; 
(2) does not conform to the safety standards 
described in subsection (c); or 
(3) has any missing, loose, or broken compo-
nents. 
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(b) PROVISION OF CRIBS BY LODGING FACILITIES.— 
It shall be unlawful for any hotel, motel, or similar tran-
sient lodging facility to offer or provide for use or other-
wise place in the stream of commerce, on or after the ef-
fective date of this Act, any full-size crib or nonfull-size 
crib that— 
(1) was manufactured before 1999; 
(2) does not conform to the safety standards 
described in subsection (c); or 
(3) has any missing, loose, or broken compo-
nents. 
(c) CRIB
SAFETY
STANDARDS.—A full-size or 
nonfull-size crib that is not in compliance with the fol-
lowing safety standards shall be considered to be a banned 
hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057): 
(1) Part 1508 of title 16 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (requirements for full-size baby cribs). 
(2) Part 1509 of title 16 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (requirements for nonfull-size baby 
cribs). 
(3) American Society for Testing Materials 
F406-07 Standard Consumer Safety Specification 
for Non-Full Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards. 
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(4) American Society for Testing Materials 
F1169 Standard Specification for Full-Size Baby 
Crib. 
(5) American Society for Testing and Materials 
F966-00 Consumer Safety Specification for Full- 
Size and Non-Full Size Baby Crib Corner Post Ex-
tensions. 
(6) Part 1303 of title 16 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(7) Any amendments to the above regulations 
or standards or any other regulations or standards 
that are adopted in order to amend or supplement 
the regulations or standards described in paragraphs 
(1) through (6). 
The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall have the 
power to enforce the provisions of this section in the same 
manner that the Commission enforces rules declaring 
products to be banned hazardous products. 
(d) EXCEPTION.—These requirements shall not apply 
to a full-size crib or nonfull-size crib that is not intended 
for use by an infant, including a toy or display item, if 
at the time it is manufactured, made subject to a contract 
to sell or resell, leased, or otherwise placed in the stream 
of commerce, as applicable, it is accompanied by a notice 
to be furnished by each commercial user declaring that 
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the crib is not intended to be used for an infant and is 
dangerous to use for an infant. 
SEC. 4. DURABILITY TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR CRIBS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
shall begin a rulemaking to revise parts 1508 and 1509 
of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, to— 
(1) include the safety requirements specified in 
paragraphs (3) through (5) of section 3(c), or any 
successor standards thereto; and 
(2) address any potential hazards due to dura-
bility exhibited by cribs and play yards, taking into 
consideration— 
(A) the Underwriters Laboratories stand-
ard UL–2275 for full-size baby cribs; and 
(B) the standards set forth in the Cribs 
and Cradle Regulations established by the De-
partment of Justice of Canada, issued Sep-
tember 11, 1986 (SOR/86–962). 
SEC. 5. SOFT BEDDING WARNING LABELS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
shall promulgate a consumer product safety rule pursuant 
to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2056) to require that all cribs manufactured and 
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introduced into interstate commerce contain a warning 
label affixed to the crib in a conspicuous location warning 
consumers against the use of soft bedding for infants 
placed in the crib, including bumper pads, quilts, blankets, 
pillows, and sleep positioners. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) COMMERCIAL USER.— 
(A) The term ‘‘commercial user’’ means— 
(i) any person who manufactures, 
sells, or contracts to sell full-size cribs or 
nonfull-size cribs; or 
(ii) any person who— 
(I) deals in full-size or nonfull- 
size cribs that are not new or who 
otherwise by one’s occupation holds 
oneself out as having knowledge or 
skill peculiar to full-size cribs or 
nonfull-size cribs, including child care 
facilities and family child care homes; 
or 
(II) is in the business of con-
tracting to sell or resell, lease, sublet, 
or otherwise placing in the stream of 
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commerce full-size cribs or nonfull-size 
cribs that are not new. 
(B) The term ‘‘commercial user’’ does not 
mean an individual who sells a used crib at a 
one-time private sale. 
(2) CRIB.—The term ‘‘crib’’ means a full-size 
crib or nonfull-size crib. 
(3) FULL-SIZE CRIB.—The term ‘‘full-size crib’’ 
means a full-size baby crib as defined in section 
1508.1 of title 16 of the Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(4) INFANT.—The term ‘‘infant’’ means any 
person less than 35 inches tall or less than 2 years 
of age. 
(5) NONFULL-SIZE CRIB.—The term ‘‘nonfull- 
size crib’’ means a nonfull-size baby crib as defined 
in section 1509.2(b) of title 16 of the Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (including a portable crib and a 
crib-pen described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) 
of that section). 
(6) SLEEP POSITIONER.—The term ‘‘sleep posi-
tioner’’ means any wedge, roll, prop, or pillow de-
signed to encourage one position during sleep. 
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SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The requirements of section 3 of this Act shall be 
effective 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act 
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