STURDY Act

Bill: 114-s-3046
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2016-06-09
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Child safety and welfare

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Product safety and quality
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act or the STURDY Act</b></p> <p> This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a final consumer product safety standard for free-standing clothing storage units (furniture items referred to as, or that may contain, a chest, door chest, chest of drawers, dresser, or bureau) to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury, unless the CPSC determines that a voluntary ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) International standard adequately protects children and is likely to be complied with by furniture manufacturers.</p> <p>If an ASTM standard meets the CPSC's requirements, the standard shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3046 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2016 Mr. Casey (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , and Mr. Blumenthal ) 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 free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act or the STURDY Act . 2. Consumer product safety standard to protect against tip-over of free-standing clothing storage units (a) Free-Standing clothing storage unit defined In this section, the term free-standing clothing storage unit means any piece of furniture manufactured in the United States or imported for use in the United States that is intended for the storage of clothing, including furniture items that— (1) are commonly referred to as a chest, door chest, chest of drawers, dresser, or bureau; or (2) may contain a chest, door chest, chest of drawers, dresser, or bureau. (b) Consumer product safety standard required (1) In general Except as provided in subsection (c)(1), not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury. (2) Treatment of standard A consumer product safety standard promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2058 ). (c) ASTM standard (1) In general Subsection (b)(1) shall not apply if the Commission determines that a voluntary ASTM standard relating to free-standing clothing storage units— (A) adequately protects children from tip-over-related death or injury from free-standing clothing storage units; (B) is or will be published not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; (C) was developed by Subcommittee F15.42 on Furniture Safety of ASTM International; and (D) is likely to be substantially complied with by furniture manufacturers. (2) Publication of determination The Commission shall publish each determination made under paragraph (1) in the Federal Register. (3) Treatment of ASTM standard for purposes of enforcement If the Commission determines that a voluntary ASTM standard meets all of the conditions described in paragraph (1), the requirements of such ASTM standard shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2058 ) beginning 180 days after the date on which the Commission’s determination is published under paragraph (2). (4) Revision of ASTM standard (A) In general If ASTM International revises an ASTM standard after the Commission makes a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to such standard, ASTM International shall notify the Commission not later than 60 days after the final version of such revised standard is published. (B) Treatment of revised ASTM standard (i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii), the requirements of the revised standard described in subparagraph (A) shall become enforceable as a rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2058 ), instead of the prior version of such standard, beginning on— (I) the date that is 180 days after the date on which ASTM International notifies the Commission of such revision; or (II) such later date as the Commission considers appropriate. (ii) Nonconforming ASTM standards If the Commission determines, not later than 90 days after the date on which ASTM International notifies the Commission of a revised ASTM standard, that the requirements of the revised ASTM standard do not improve the safety of the consumer product covered by the standard with respect to the condition described in paragraph (1)(A), the Commission shall continue to enforce the prior version of such standard in accordance with paragraph (3). (d) Subsequent rulemaking (1) In general At any time subsequent to the publication of a consumer product safety standard under subsection (b)(1) or a determination regarding an ASTM standard under subsection (c)(1), the Commission may initiate a rulemaking, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code— (A) to modify the requirements of the consumer product safety standard described in subsection (b)(1) or (c)(1); or (B) to include any additional provision in such consumer product safety standard that the Commission determines is reasonably necessary to protect public health or safety. (2) Treatment of rules Any rule promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2058 ).