Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Defective products2008-08-31T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/6807Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-08-31:/action/1688282008-08-31T00:00:00Z
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br /><br />August 31, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Enacted: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/1689522008-08-14T00:00:00Z
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br /><br />August 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-314. Bill Signed by President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/1689512008-08-14T00:00:00Z
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br /><br />August 14, 2008: Signed by President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-08-06:/action/1689192008-08-06T00:00:00Z
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br /><br />August 06, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Introduced: S.3398 Medical Device Safety Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/1703622008-07-31T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices.<br /><br /> Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/1689012008-07-31T00:00:00Z
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br /><br />July 31, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: S.3267 Safe And Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry, and Food Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/1663532008-07-15T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.6381 Medical Device Safety Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/1641872008-06-26T00:00:00Z
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3138 Do-Not-Text Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/action/1609472008-06-16T00:00:00Z
A bill to prohibit text message spam.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3020 Food and Drug Administration Accountability and Transparency Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-05-15:/action/1573772008-05-15T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the postmarket surveillance of devices.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5913 Protecting Americans from Unsafe Foreign Products Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/1517252008-04-29T00:00:00Z
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the United States, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2770 Downed Animal Enforcement Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/1479002008-03-13T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to strengthen the food safety inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory livestock.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5636 Consumer Product and Food Safety Information Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/1476742008-03-13T00:00:00Z
To establish a comprehensive process to inform American consumers about food and product recalls, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5518 Unsafe Meat and Poultry Recall Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-02-28:/action/1462892008-02-28T00:00:00Z
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to order the recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2663 CPSC Reform Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-02-25:/action/1459992008-02-25T00:00:00Z
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.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5069 Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-17:/action/1421822008-01-17T00:00:00Z
To require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> 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.tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-16:/action/1420572008-01-16T00:00:00Z
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.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2418 Ending Agricultural Threats: Safeguarding America's Food for Everyone (EAT SAFE) Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-05:/action/1390182007-12-05T00:00:00Z
A bill to ensure the safety of imported food products for the citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.4076 Tim Fagan's Lawtag:opencongress.org,2007-11-05:/action/1358862007-11-05T00:00:00Z
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.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Acttag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/action/1355912007-11-01T00:00:00Z
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br /><br />