Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Lead

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

2008-08-14T00:00:00Z

Bill Signed by President: 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 Introduced: H.R.6309 Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental intervention blood lead level, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2659 A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that all trailers or mobile homes purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency meet the safety standards established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for housing used in programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

2008-02-25T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that all trailers or mobile homes purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency meet the safety standards established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for housing used in programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.925 Condemning the People's Republic of China for its socially unacceptable business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment practices.

2008-01-16T00:00:00Z

Condemning the People's Republic of China for its socially unacceptable business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment practices.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4850 STEP UP Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the civil penalties for certain violations relating to children's products containing lead.

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

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

Bill Introduced: S.2244 LEAPP Act of 2007

2007-10-25T00:00:00Z

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out demonstration projects and outreach programs for the identification and abatement of lead hazards, to establish the Joint Task Force on Lead-Based Hazards and the Task Force on Children's Environmental Health and Safety, to strengthen the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3918 Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2007

2007-10-22T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3743 To declare certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.

2007-10-03T00:00:00Z

To declare certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.

Bill Introduced: S.2132 A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.

2007-10-03T00:00:00Z

A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3691 SAFE Consumer Product Act

2007-09-27T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize and improve the Consumer Product Safety Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3542 To declare water hoses containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.

2007-09-17T00:00:00Z

To declare water hoses containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.

Bill Introduced: S.2045 CPSC Reform Act of 2007

2007-09-12T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.2038 A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.

2007-09-11T00:00:00Z

A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3397 Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2007

2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental intervention blood lead level.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3074 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-07-18T00:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.