Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act

Youth furniture outlook for 2009

2008-12-17T19:00:00Z

Also known as HR 4040, the bill requires manufacturers and importers to subject products intended for use by individuals under the age of 12 to certify that ...

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Unsafe Toys, A Pernicious Problem

2008-12-04T19:00:00Z

... ppm) established by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 4040) and will be illegal in February when the legislation goes into effect. ...

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A2LA Announces Accreditation of Testing Laboratories to Meet the Requirements of H.R.4040, 'Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008'

2008-09-25T20:00:00Z

...lays out a time line for implementation of remaining children's products over the course of the upcoming year (refer to H.R. 4040, sec. 102). About A2LA: A2LA is a nonprofit, non-governmental, public service, membership society. Its mission is to provid

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SGS & TIA to Discuss Proposed Toy Safety Certification Program ...

2008-08-25T20:00:00Z

â€œStakeholders in the industry will need to understand this proposed program, as well as how the TSCP links with aggressive new federal legislation (HR 4040) ...

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Orangeburg's Harrison watches history in the making as Clyburn's ...

2008-08-16T20:00:00Z

... and HR 4040-The Conference Report on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. These bills garnered bipartisan support and passed 326-102 and 424-1. ...

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NEMA commends Congress for strengthening CPSC.

2008-08-14T20:00:00Z

August 15, 2008 - Prior to adjourning for summer district work period, US House of Representatives and Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation HR 4040 to ...

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Bush signs product safety law

2008-08-13T20:00:00Z

HR 4040, which Congress approved last month, reauthorizes the commission for fiscal years 2010-2014, the White House said in a statement. ...

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AMA News & Notes - Sept 2008

2008-08-11T20:00:00Z

Congress wants stricter safety standards for All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), as indicated by their passage of HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement ...

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IWLA Scores Government Affairs Victory In Washington DC -

2008-08-10T20:00:00Z

Legislation (HR 4040) now at the White House marks the first time that the term third-party logistics provider has been defined in federal law. ...

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Product safety law could mean more lawsuits

2008-08-10T20:00:00Z

... of unsafe products, the chamber contends. The text of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 4040) is available at thomas.loc.gov.

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Consumer Product Safety Reform Clears Congress

2008-08-07T20:00:00Z

The phthalate provision in HR 4040 represents a dramatic shift in the federal government's approach toward regulating toxic substances. ...

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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008

2008-08-07T20:00:00Z

Congress has passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008, HR 4040, by overwhelming majorities in both chambers. ...

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Warehouse Logistics: 3PLs get some respect from lawmakers

2008-08-06T20:00:00Z

Legislation, HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, now at the White House marks the first time that the term third-party logistics ...

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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Approved by ...

2008-08-06T20:00:00Z

The US Senate and House of Representatives have approved the Conference Report on HR 4040, known as the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ...

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Consumer Product Safety Reform Clears Congress

2008-08-05T20:00:00Z

The phthalate provision in HR 4040 represents a dramatic shift in the federal government's approach toward regulating toxic substances. ...

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Wisconsin Association for Justice: US Senate passes major consumer ...

2008-08-04T20:00:00Z

The measure, HR 4040, was previously passed by the US House of Representatives and only needs the presidentâ€™s signature to become law. ...

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Fixer clears up checking overdraft mixup on rented storage spaces

2008-08-03T20:00:00Z

The legislation, HR 4040, would require toys and infant products to be tested before sale and to be free of lead and phthalates. ...

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New Law Eliminates Deadly Chemicals From Toys

2008-08-03T20:00:00Z

At a daycare facility in Ft. Lauderdale on Monday, US Congressman Ron Klein said the Product Safety Modernization Act (HR 4040) will protect children from ...

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ATV Coalition Applauds CPSC Improvement Act

2008-08-03T20:00:00Z

Part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 4040) that we have been reporting on and that was passed by the House of Representatives ...

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US Senate passes major consumer protection bill

2008-08-03T20:00:00Z

The measure, HR 4040, was previously passed by the US House of Representatives and only needs the presidentâ€™s signature to become law. ...

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Mikulski: Consumer Product Safety Bill Protects America's Children

2008-08-03T20:00:00Z

Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), applauded the Senate's passage Thursday of the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act (HR 4040), ...

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Thomas Voting Reports

2008-08-02T20:00:00Z

A yes vote was to approve a measure (HR 4040) that would nearly double the agencyâ€™s budget to $130 million in fiscal 2014. Higher Education Act: Senators ...

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How Texans voted in Congress

2008-08-02T20:00:00Z

Product safety commission: Approved, 424-1, the conference report on a bill (HR 4040) to expand powers of the Consumer Product Safety Commission while ...

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Coalition Lauds Passage of Bill Mandating ATV Safety Standard

2008-08-01T20:00:00Z

Part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 4040) passed by the House of Representatives July 30, the ATV provision creates a mandatory ...

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Roll Call: House OKs bill to give Feds regulatory power over ...

2008-08-01T20:00:00Z

Product safety commission: Voting 424 for and one against, the House on July 30 approved the conference report on a bill (HR 4040) to expand powers of the ...

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Toys"R"Us, Inc. Applauds Passage of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

2008-07-31T20:00:00Z

WAYNE, N.J., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Toys"R"Us, Inc. today applauded the passage of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, H.R.4040, and congratulated members of the U.S. Congress for their commitment to enacting crucial

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US takes on toxic toys

2008-07-31T20:00:00Z

Bill HR 4040, which should land on the Presidentâ€™s desk in the next few days, makes it mandatory to test certain products to be used by children under eight ...

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House Passes Consumer Product Safety Overhaul

2008-07-31T20:00:00Z

The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a bipartisan Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) overhaul (HR 4040) that will strengthen consumer ...

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Senate Passes Product Safety Bill

2008-07-31T20:00:00Z

The phthalate provision in HR 4040 represents a dramatic shift in the federal government's approach toward regulating toxic substances. ...

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Pryor bills on housing, safety advance

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

The Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvement Act of 2008, HR 4040, keeps safeguards intended to prevent dangerous products from landing on store ...

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Congresswoman Shea-Porter Applauds Passage of Consumer Product ...

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

By Brian Lawson - July 31, 2008 - 9:06am Washington, DCâ€”Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter today applauded the passage of HR 4040, The Consumer Product Safety ...

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Legislation Bans Phthalates

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

The bill, HR 4040, was approved on July 29 by a House-Senate conference committee after weeks of struggle over the phthalate provision. Introduced by Sen. ...

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SUNUNU: CHILDREN AND SAFETY TOP PRIORITY UNDER CONSUMER PRODUCT ...

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

By Brian Lawson - July 31, 2008 - 9:12pm WASHINGTON, DC â€“ United States Senator John Sununu (R-NH) today (8/1) voted to pass HR 4040, the â€œConsumer Product ...

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Congress Passes Provision Requiring All New All-Terrain Vehicles ...

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

The provision was part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 4040) passed by the House of Representatives today. ...

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Pelosi: 'Today, the New Direction Congress Asserts Our ...

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of HR 4040, ...

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Product Safety Whistleblower Protections Approved by Congressional ...

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

The whistleblower protections were approved as part of the Consumer Product Safety Reform Act (HR 4040 and S.2663). This Legislation is Congressâ€™ response ...

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Keeping Consumers Safe from Defective Imported Products: After a ...

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

The bipartisan Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act, HR 4040 (â€œthe Actâ€*), is set to pass any day now. The law is intended to â€œestablish consumer ...

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Product Safety Law Overhaul on Track to Clear Senate After Passing ...

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

The House voted 424-1on Wednesdayto adopt the conference report on the bill ( HR 4040 ), which would ban lead in childrenâ€™s products, mandate toy safety ...

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Pelosi: 'Today, the New Direction Congress Asserts Our ...

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

WASHINGTON , July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of HR 4040, the Conference Report on ...

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Congress Passes Provision Requiring All New All-Terrain Vehicles ...

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

The provision was part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 4040) passed by the House of Representatives today. ...

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US Consumer Product Safety Commission Validates Safety of Lead ...

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

The STC voluntarily agrees to comply with the revised lead restrictions currently proposed for children's products in HR 4040. Specifically, the level of ...

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URGENT! SIGN PETITION FOR PRODUCT SAFETY TODAY!

2008-07-17T20:00:00Z

DONâ€™T LET CONGRESS SELL YOU A PHONY REFORM: DEMAND WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS IN S. 2045/HR 4040 If you are an organization: Join the 68 groups already expressing ...

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Fate of Consumer Safety Whistleblower Protections to Be Decided

2008-07-17T20:00:00Z

... members are scheduled to meet in conference this Tuesday to approve the final version of the Consumer Product Safety Reform Bill (HR 4040 and S.2663). ...

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Whistleblower Protection Provisions In Jeopardy

2008-07-15T20:00:00Z

WASHINGTON - July 16 - House and Senate members will meet in conference tomorrow to discuss the Consumer Product Safety Reform Bill, HR 4040. ...

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Lead Toy Recalls Continue While Congress Piddles

2008-06-19T20:00:00Z

HR 4040 has passed the House and is in conference. Representatives Dingell, Waxman, Rush, DeGette, Schakowsky, Barton (TX), Whitfield (KY), and Stearns are ...

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Parents Visit Congress to 'Get the Lead Out' of Toys

2008-05-19T20:00:00Z

Both the House and Senate bills, HR 4040 and S.2663, passed their respective chambers by overwhelming margins. The House bill passed on December 19, ...

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â€¢ Consumers Press Congress to Pass Strong Product Safety Bill

2008-05-15T20:00:00Z

The two bills now in conference committee -- HR 4040 and S. 2663 -- each contain provisions designed to improve the safety of products. ...

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CPSC Head Voices Opposition to Tougher Lead Standards

2008-05-15T20:00:00Z

The House bill (HR 4040) passed in December and the Senate bill (S. 2663) passed in early March. Democratic leaders were hoping to finalize the bill before ...

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CPSC Chief Balks at Would-Be Lead Standard

2008-05-13T20:00:00Z

The House bill (HR 4040) passed in December and the Senate bill (S. 2663) passed in early March. Despite overwhelming support in both chambers, ...

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Whitfield will be helping to shape consumer product safety legislation

2008-05-09T20:00:00Z

Whitfield was selected to be one of only 15 lawmakers who will determine the final version of HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act. These ...

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Consumer Product Safety Database Poses Risks

2008-05-05T20:00:00Z

Rather than lay out plans for a database, the House legislation (HR 4040) takes the more modest approach of directing the CPSC to study the amount of ...

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Second Stimulus Package Unlikely Before Memorial Day Break

2008-04-29T20:00:00Z

Also on Hoyerâ€™s to-do list are conference reports on legislation to strengthen the Consumer Product Safety Commission ( HR 4040 , S 2663 ) and overhaul the ...

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Bipartisan Consensus Forming on onsumer Product Safety Commission ...

2008-03-18T20:00:00Z

The House passed its version of CPSC reform in December 2007 (HR 4040), but the Senate was unable to move its companion bill because of a lack of bipartisan ...

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Senate Moves to Boost CPSC Budget and Authority

2008-03-06T19:00:00Z

The bill will now need to be reconciled with a House version (HR 4040) passed in December. The Senate bill would infuse the agency with much-needed ...

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Senate OKs tougher overseas toy checks

2008-03-06T19:00:00Z

The White House said it was concerned about a requirement that toys be tested by independent and privately owned third parties. The House bill is HR 4040. ...

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Senate OKs Tougher Overseas Toy Checks

2008-03-05T19:00:00Z

``If there had been a database,'' she said, that would have ``made treating him a lot easier.'' The House bill is HR 4040. The Senate bill is S. 2663. ...

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Toys “R” Us Announces New Lead Safety Standards

2008-02-26T19:00:00Z

(HR, 4040 § 101(a)(2)(C)). A version of the bill is in the Senate and would make the 100 ppm standard effective three years after the bill is enacted. ...

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Toys "R" Us Announces Lead, Phthalate Standards

2008-02-25T19:00:00Z

(HR 4040 § 101(a)(2)(C) ) A version of the bill moving through the Senate, which the chamber may debate in the coming days, would make the 100 ppm standard ...

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Congress and Consumer Safety

2008-02-14T19:00:00Z

The House approved HR 4040 by a vote of 407-0. This bill would enact the toughest standard in the world for lead in children’s products, increase penalties ...

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Face to Face with Toy Safety: Understanding an Unexpected Threat

2008-02-01T19:00:00Z

A bill passed on 19 December 2007 by the House of Representatives—HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, sponsored by Bobby Rush ...

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Savvy Consumer

2008-01-30T19:00:00Z

The House has passed legislation (HR 4040) that Public Citizen calls a relatively weak stab at improving the existing weak protections. ...

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Get behind better product safety bill

2008-01-18T19:00:00Z

First, HR 4040 is narrow in its definition of which children's products will receive pre-market testing. Second, the House bill does not authorize enough ...

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Mollohan Backs Legislation to Fight Unsafe Imported Products

2008-01-16T19:00:00Z

He said that before Christmas, the House approved HR 4040 – the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act which would create the toughest lead standard in ...

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Action taken to improve toy safety

2008-01-08T19:00:00Z

Last month, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act (HR 4040). This was an important step ...

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Toy safety key issue in new bill

2008-01-06T19:00:00Z

“The HR 4040 makes standards much stricter on lead and potentially toxic materials in toys,” said Katie Moreau, press secretary for congressman Baron Hill. ...

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Congress missed an opportunity

2007-12-30T19:00:00Z

Read the House version (HR 4040) of consumer product safety reform legislation at www.house.gov and the Senate version (S. 2045) at www.senate.gov.

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Testing Can Detect Lead in Christmas Toys

2007-12-25T19:00:00Z

On December 19, the House passed HR 4040, a bill co-sponsored by the Cummings, which strengthens regulations of lead in toys and expands the authority of ...

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Hoyer Praises Passage of Toy Safety Legislation

2007-12-24T19:00:00Z

25, 2007, 9 am - Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer released the following statement in support of HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of ...

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Manufacturers Back Bill to Increase CPSC Funding, Staff

2007-12-21T19:00:00Z

The National Association of Manufacturers strongly supports HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, which was passed 51-0 by the US House ...

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CPSC Reform Bill Clears House Committee

2007-12-18T19:00:00Z

Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Commission Modernization Act of 2007. ...

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NAM Product Safety Coalition: House CPSC Legislation Should ...

2007-12-18T19:00:00Z

HR 4040 is scheduled for mark-up by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday, December 13. For a copy of the letter please contact George Felcyn ...

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Pelosi: 'Today, the New Direction Congress Has Taken a Critical ...

2007-12-18T19:00:00Z

By Office of the Speaker of the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this evening after the House approved HR 4040, the Consumer ...

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House Passes Consumer Safety Bill

2007-12-18T19:00:00Z

The measure -- officially called the Consumer Product Safety Commission Modernization Act of 2007, HR 4040 -- was rushed along through a procedural maneuver ...

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Safety Agency Bill Gets Fast-Track Treatment

2007-12-17T19:00:00Z

HR 4040 attempts to remedy this critical problem by increasing the Agency’s resources and legal authorities necessary to keep unsafe products out of the ...

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MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Staff Photographer

2007-12-15T19:00:00Z

Braley also supports HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, introduced on Nov. 1, that would modernize the CPSC and establish safety ...

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More Breaking News about KROL

2007-12-15T19:00:00Z

Braley also supports HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, introduced on Nov. 1, that would modernize the CPSC and establish safety ...

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House Committee Should Put Children First, Pass Tougher Toy ...

2007-12-13T19:00:00Z

The committee’s draft of the bill (HR 4040) falls woefully short in at least eight key areas. The bill: * Does not protect whistleblowers who report ...

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Texas Attorney General Abbott Urges Congress To Strengthen Federal ...

2007-12-13T19:00:00Z

“If passed, HR 4040 would toughen standards and increase accountability across the toy industry. We encourage Congress to act quickly and protect our ...

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A Christmas Present From Congress?

2007-12-13T19:00:00Z

The two bills, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act (HR 4040) and the SAFE Consumer Product Act (HR 3691) would reportedly require toy companies to ...

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Retailers back House bill on CPSC funding

2007-12-12T19:00:00Z

The committee is scheduled to vote today on HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, sponsored by Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection ...

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NAM Product Safety Coalition: House CPSC Legislation Should ...

2007-12-12T19:00:00Z

HR 4040 is scheduled for mark-up by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday, December 13. For a copy of the letter please contact George Felcyn ...

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Getting the lead out

2007-12-05T19:00:00Z

HR 4040 by Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., is co-sponsored by Texas Republicans Joe Barton of Arlington and Michael Burgess of Lewisville as well as Democrats ...

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Vehicle mileage standards among bills on federal legislative plate

2007-12-03T19:00:00Z

HR 4040: Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act: This proposal bans children's products that contain lead, improving the efficiency and speed of product ...

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Congress takes aim at unsafe Chinese products

2007-12-02T19:00:00Z

A House subcommittee approved similar legislation (HR 4040) Nov. 15. Congressional leaders hope to pass the bills this year. "After decades of neglect, ...

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Congress takes aim at unsafe Chinese products

2007-12-01T19:00:00Z

A House subcommittee approved similar legislation (HR 4040) Nov. 15. Congressional leaders hope to pass the bills this year. "After decades of neglect, ...

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consumer product agency may get new oversight powers

2007-11-20T19:00:00Z

... granting the consumer product safety commission new powers to oversee consumer goods. the consumer product safety modernization act (hr 4040) passed by ...

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Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards

2007-11-19T19:00:00Z

... the CSPC Reform Act, S 2045 (Pryor-AR), which is ready for Senate floor action, and the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, HR 4040 (Rush-IL, ...

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Democratic lawmakers insist they'll beef up Consumer Products ...

2007-11-19T19:00:00Z

Rush has introduced HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, to establish tougher consumer product safety standards and other safety ...

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Consumers Union Launches 'Twelve Days of Safe Shopping'

2007-11-14T19:00:00Z

HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007 is expected to be considered in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, ...

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ANSI Outlines 'Toolbox' of Toy Safety Initiatives

2007-11-07T19:00:00Z

Principally, subcommittee members and witnesses directed their attention to HR 4040, a new bill introduced last week to establish consumer product safety ...

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CPSC Reform Efforts Progress as Agency Woes Continue

2007-11-06T19:00:00Z

House members have introduced a companion bill, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007 (HR 4040). A subcommittee of the House Energy and ...

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