Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Packaging

Bill Introduced: H.R.5522 Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008

2008-03-04T00:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4279 PRO-IP Act of 2007

2007-12-05T00:00:00Z

To enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2317 Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007

2007-11-07T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend titles 17 and 18, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to strengthen and harmonize the protection of intellectual property, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4076 Tim Fagan's Law

2007-11-05T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase criminal penalties for the sale or trade of prescription drugs knowingly caused to be adulterated or misbranded, to modify requirements for maintaining records of the chain-of-custody of prescription drugs, to establish recall authority regarding drugs, and for other purposes.

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: H.R.3903 Kids' Toys Safety Act

2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the development of a multi-stage product testing process to ensure compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards, 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.3624 Consumer Food Safety Act of 2007

2007-09-20T00:00:00Z

To establish a comprehensive program to ensure the safety of food products intended for human consumption which are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

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.2037 A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to make it unlawful to sell a recalled product, and for other purposes.

2007-09-11T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to make it unlawful to sell a recalled product, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3340 To amend the Agricultural Manufacturing Act of 1946 to require labeling of raw agricultural forms of ginseng, including the country of harvest, and for other purposes.

2007-08-02T00:00:00Z

To amend the Agricultural Manufacturing Act of 1946 to require labeling of raw agricultural forms of ginseng, including the country of harvest, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1953 Ginseng Harvest Labeling Act of 2007

2007-08-02T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Agricultural Manufacturing Act of 1946 to require labeling of raw agricultural forms of ginseng, including the country of harvest, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3155 Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007

2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

To amend titles 17 and 18, United States Code, to strengthen the protection of intellectual property, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1834 Help End Addiction to Lethal Tobacco Habits Act

2007-07-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to improve the health of Americans through the gradual elimination of tobacco products.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2716 Reducing Fraudulent and Imitation Drugs Act of 2007

2007-06-14T00:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require the incorporation of counterfeit-resistant technologies into the packaging of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007

2007-06-06T00:00:00Z

To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2110 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property.

2007-05-02T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property.

Bill Introduced: S.1162 Cigarette Litter Prevention Act of 2007

2007-04-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act with respect to the labeling of cigarette packages, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1082 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007

2007-04-10T00:00:00Z

An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of medical products, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1218 Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act

2007-02-27T00:00:00Z

To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs and to eliminate the gap in coverage of Medicare prescription drug benefits, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.