S.2045 - CPSC Reform Act of 2007

A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: CPSC Reform Act of 2007 as reported to senate.
  • Short: CPSC Reform Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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02/08/08
Attention Shoppers: The Consumer Product Safety Commission Has Run ...

Second, Congress needs to reauthorize the Commission. S. 2045, the CPSC Reform Act, is currently stalled in the Senate, but if passed, it would:

Source: The Consumerist, NY
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12/10/07
Improving safety is not child's play

“There are a number of provisions of S.2045 that are unnecessary and that could have the unintended consequence of hampering, rather than furthering, ...

Source: Politico, DC
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11/07/07
More toy recalls

They're backing the CPSC Reform Act (S. 2045) that would make it illegal to sell recalled products, require some children's products to be tested by ...

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
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10/31/07
Public Citizen: Consumer Product Safety Chief Nancy Nord Should Resign

... and far more acceptable to her and the business groups who echoed Nord’s complaints about the strong legislation the Senate proposed, S.2045. ...

Source: All American Patriots (press release), Sweden
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10/30/07
Senate Panel Moves CPSC Reform Act; Focus Should Remain on Solving ...

Yesterday afternoon, the committee approved with bipartisan support the CPSC Reform Act of 2007 (S. 2045). Among other things, the bill would:

Source: OMB Watch
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10/30/07
Bill to Reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission Passes Out ...

S. 2045 increases the cpsc's annual budget from $62.7 million to $141.7 million by 2015, and significantly increases the agency's authority to get unsafe ...

Source: OMB Watch
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10/30/07
NAM Urges US Senate to Revise Product Safety Legislation

"Under S. 2045, 50 different State Attorneys General will be able to sue manufacturers and distributors for actions that they each interpret and allege to ...

Source: IndustryWeek
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10/29/07
Groups Support Consumer Product Safety Whistleblower Protections ...

S. 2045, the Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act of 2007, would protect employees from retaliation for reporting abuses of safety standards by a ...

Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME
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10/29/07
Consumer Groups Want Safer Toys

... McCaskill, Dorgan, Kerry, Snowe and Cantwell for working to strengthen S. 2045. The groups urged Committee members to vote for strengthening amendments, ...

Source: North Country Gazette, NY
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10/29/07
CPSC's Nord Bites the Hand That Feeds

Stay tuned to Reg•Watch for updates as the Senate Commerce Committee considers the CPSC reform legislation (S. 2045).

Source: OMB Watch
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10/10/07
Dr. Devra Davis chat transcript

Dr. Devra Davis: The CPSC Reform Act of 2007 (S.2045) has a final paragraph mandating a national CPSC furniture flammability standard by June 2008. ...

Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA
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10/05/07
AHAM Testimony Supports Increased Federal Safety Funding and ...

... Science and Transportation Committee Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance and Automotive Safety on legislation, S.2045, to reform the US Consumer ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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10/04/07
AHAM Testimony Supports Increased Federal Safety Funding and ...

... Science and Transportation Committee Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance and Automotive Safety on legislation, S.2045, to reform the US Consumer ...

Source: Earthtimes.org, New Zealand
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10/04/07
AHAM Testimony Supports Increased Federal Safety Funding and ...

... Science and Transportation Committee Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance and Automotive Safety on legislation, S.2045, to reform the US Consumer ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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