Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act

Bill: 110-hr-1699
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2007-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Business records
Child safety
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer education
Defective products
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Identification devices
Independent regulatory commissions
Infants
Law
Manufacturing industries
Product safety
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: 
Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act - Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a final consumer product safety standard that requires manufacturers of durable infant or toddler products to: (1) provide consumers with a postage-paid consumer registration form with each such product; (2) maintain a record of registered consumer contact information to improve the effectiveness of product recalls; (3) permanently place the manufacturer name and contact information, model name and number, and the date of manufacture on each durable infant or toddler product; and (4) implement specified recordkeeping and notification requirements.

action_date: 2007-10-09
text: 
Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act - (Sec. 4) Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a final consumer product safety rule that requires manufacturers of durable infant or toddler products to: (1) provide consumers with a postage-paid consumer registration form with each such product; (2) maintain a record of registered consumer contact information to improve the effectiveness of product recalls; (3) permanently place the manufacturer name and contact information, model name and number, and the date of manufacture on each durable infant or toddler product; and (4) implement specified recordkeeping and notification requirements.
 
Requires the CPSC to study and report to Congress regarding the effectiveness of the registration forms in facilitating recalls.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11339)
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11339)
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1699.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11339-11340)
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Mr. Rush moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-366.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-366.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E647)
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Introduced in House