Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

Bill: 110-hr-814
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2007-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Child safety
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Container industry
Energy
Families
Gasoline
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Petroleum storage
Product safety
Safety measures
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: 
Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate final child-resistance product safety standards for closures on portable gasoline containers intended for use by consumers.
 
Prescribes criteria for such standards.

action_date: 2007-10-09
text: 
Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act - Requires each portable gasoline container manufactured for sale in the United States and intended for use by consumers to conform to a specified child-resistance standard issued by ASTM International. Considers that requirement to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
 
 Requires the CPSC to report to specified congressional committees on the degree of industry compliance, related enforcement actions, and incidents involving children interacting with portable gasoline containers (including both those that are and are not in compliance with the standard).

action_date: 2008-06-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 9, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act - Requires each portable gasoline container manufactured for sale in the United States and intended for use by consumers to conform to a specified child-resistance standard issued by ASTM International. Considers that requirement to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
 
 Requires the CPSC to report to specified congressional committees on the degree of industry compliance, related enforcement actions, and incidents involving children interacting with portable gasoline containers (including both those that are and are not in compliance with the standard).

action_date: 2008-07-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 9, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act - Requires each portable gasoline container manufactured for sale in the United States and intended for use by consumers to conform to a specified child-resistance standard issued by ASTM International. Considers that requirement to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
 
 Requires the CPSC to report to specified congressional committees on the degree of industry compliance, related enforcement actions, and incidents involving children interacting with portable gasoline containers (including both those that are and are not in compliance with the standard).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-17
text: Became Public Law No: 110-278.
action_date: 2008-07-17
text: Became Public Law No: 110-278.
action_date: 2008-07-17
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-07-17
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-07-07
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-07-07
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-06-16
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-06-16
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-06-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-06-16
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5665)
action_date: 2008-06-16
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5665)
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 H11337)
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 H11337)
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 814.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11337-11339)
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. 228.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-367.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-367.
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: 2007-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-278