SHARE Information Act

Bill: 116-hr-5565
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2020-01-09
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Civil actions and liability

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Consumer affairs

Product safety and quality
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Safety Hazard and Recall Efficiency Information Act or the SHARE Information Act</b><br /><br />This bill&nbsp;eliminates a manufacturer's ability to file a claim to prevent the public disclosure by the Consumer Product Safety Commission of certain product information (e.g., product safety warnings). The bill also increases the maximum civil penalty for consumer-product safety violations.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5565 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2020 Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act by repealing certain provisions pertaining to enjoining disclosure, increasing the minimum baseline civil penalties for violations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safety Hazard and Recall Efficiency Information Act or the SHARE Information Act . 2. Repeal of enjoinment of disclosures Section 6(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2055(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking Except as provided by paragraph (4) of this subsection and inserting Except as provided by paragraph (3) of this subsection ; (2) by striking paragraph (3); (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and (4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by striking Paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting Paragraphs (1) and (2) . 3. Increase in civil penalties (a) Amendment Section 20(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2069(a) ) is amended by striking $15,000,000 each place it appears and inserting $50,000,000 . (b) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to violations of the Consumer Product Safety Act occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act.