Sunshine in Product Safety Act

Bill: 118-s-836
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-03-16
Policy area: Commerce
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Sunshine in Product Safety Act</strong></p> <p>This bill repeals provisions that restrict the disclosure of certain information by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). </p> <p>Specifically, the bill repeals provisions that prohibit the CPSC from disclosing certain information about a consumer product that may reveal the identity of the product's manufacturer without first taking reasonable steps to ensure that the information is accurate, the disclosure of the information is fair in the circumstances, and that releasing the information to the public serves the purposes of the laws administered by the commission. The provisions also (1) require the CPSC to provide the manufacturer with an opportunity to comment on the accuracy of the information prior to disclosure, and (2) allow the manufacturer to file a lawsuit in federal court to block a disclosure.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 836 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2023 Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to strike provisions that limit the disclosure of certain information by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sunshine in Product Safety Act . 2. Disclosure of information on consumer products (a) In general Section 6 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2055 ) is amended by striking subsection (b). (b) Conforming amendments The Consumer Product Safety Act is amended— (1) in section 6A ( 15 U.S.C. 2055a ), by striking and (b) each place that such appears in subsections (b)(3) and (f); and (2) in section 29 ( 15 U.S.C. 2078 )— (A) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking unless with respect to such information the Commission has complied with the applicable requirements of section 6(b) ; and (B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking subsections (a)(3) and (b) and inserting subsection (a)(3) .