Consumer Product Sanity Act

Bill: 118-hr-10434
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2024-12-16
Policy area: Commerce
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10434 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2024 Mr. Ogles introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase reliance by the Consumer Product Safety Commission on voluntary consumer product safety standards, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer Product Sanity Act . 2. Increasing reliance by Commission on voluntary consumer product safety standards Section 7(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2056(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) In any case in which the Commission determines that compliance with a voluntary consumer product safety standard would eliminate or adequately reduce the risk of injury addressed, but determines substantial compliance with such voluntary standard is not likely, the Commission may promulgate a consumer product safety standard addressing such risk of injury only if— (A) such consumer product safety standard is identical to such voluntary standard; or (B) in the case of a consumer product safety standard that allows for compliance in more than one manner, at least one such manner of compliance is identical to such voluntary standard. .