COVID–19 Home Safety Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-798
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2021-02-04
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Aging

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Child health

Congressional oversight

Disability and paralysis

Economic performance and conditions

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Health information and medical records

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Minority health

Product development and innovation

Product safety and quality

Travel and tourism

Unemployment
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>COVID-19 Home Safety Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to report, and publish, information about injuries and deaths from consumer products during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The report must be submitted every three months for the duration of the emergency.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 798 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2021 Mr. Cárdenas (for himself and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study the effect of the COVID–19 pandemic on injuries and deaths associated with consumer products, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Home Safety Act of 2021 . 2. Report (a) COVID- 19 report required Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this section and every 3 months thereafter for the duration of the COVID–19 public health emergency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report on the effect of the COVID–19 public health emergency on injuries and deaths from consumer products. (b) Contents of report The report shall include the following: (1) Relevant data and statistics from— (A) the data sources of the Commission; (B) other appropriate agencies; (C) media reports; (D) poison control centers, to the extent practical; and (E) any other relevant data sources. (2) An identification of trends in injuries and deaths from consumer products, comparing data from representative time periods before and during the COVID–19 public health emergency. (3) An identification of subpopulations that have experienced elevated risk of injury or death from consumer products during the COVID–19 public health emergency, such as minorities, infants, people with disabilities, children, or the elderly. (4) An identification of where most injuries or deaths from consumer products during the COVID–19 public health emergency are taking place, such as the type of building or outdoor environment. (5) A specification about whether consumer products associated with a substantial number of injuries or deaths during the COVID–19 public health emergency are— (A) under recall; (B) subject to a voluntary consumer product safety standard; or (C) subject to a mandatory consumer product safety standard. (6) An identification of emerging consumer products that are posing new risks to consumers. (c) COVID–19 public health emergency defined The term COVID–19 public health emergency means a public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID–19), including any renewal thereof.