Open Congress : Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.3126 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009

2009-07-08T00:00:00Z

To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2309 Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act

2009-05-07T00:00:00Z

To provide authority to the Federal Trade Commission to expedite rulemakings concerning consumer credit or debt and to direct the Commission to examine and promulgate rules with regard to debt settlement and automobile sales, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act

2009-04-30T00:00:00Z

To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2190 Mercury Pollution Reduction Act

2009-04-30T00:00:00Z

To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1706 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009

2009-03-25T00:00:00Z

To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1319 Informed P2P User Act

2009-03-05T00:00:00Z

To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act

2008-08-31T00:00:00Z

To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

August 31, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act

2008-08-14T00:00:00Z

Bill Enacted: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act

2008-08-14T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act

2008-08-06T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act

2008-07-31T00:00:00Z

Bill Enacted: H.R.814 Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

2008-07-17T00:00:00Z

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.

July 17, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-278.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.814 Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

2008-07-17T00:00:00Z

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.

July 17, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.814 Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

2008-07-07T00:00:00Z

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.

July 07, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.814 Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

2008-06-16T00:00:00Z

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.

June 16, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6068 Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

To establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6033 Home-Based Health Services Job Training and Caregiving Act of 2008

2008-05-13T00:00:00Z

To promote training and employment for public housing residents in home-based health services so such residents can provide Medicaid covered home-based health services to elderly and disabled persons receiving public housing assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6017 To ameliorate the effects of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes by reducing phosphorus inputs, and for other purposes.

2008-05-08T00:00:00Z

To ameliorate the effects of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes by reducing phosphorus inputs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5990 Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act

2008-05-07T00:00:00Z

To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1171 Congratulating the on-premises sign industry for its contributions to the success of small businesses on the occasion of its 62nd Annual International Sign Expo.

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

Congratulating the on-premises sign industry for its contributions to the success of small businesses on the occasion of its 62nd Annual International Sign Expo.