Union Calendar No. 166
116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
[Report No. 116–209]
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury, and for other purposes.
April 10, 2019
Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Rush) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
September 16, 2019
Additional sponsors: Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Neal, Ms. DelBene, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Murphy, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Craig, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Underwood, and Ms. Lofgren
September 16, 2019
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 10, 2019]
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act” or the “STURDY Act”.
SEC. 2. Consumer product safety standard to protect against tip-over of clothing storage units.
(a) Clothing storage unit defined.—In this section, the term “clothing storage unit” means any free-standing furniture item manufactured in the United States or imported for use in the United States that is intended for the storage of clothing, typical of bedroom furniture.
(b) Consumer product safety standard required.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (c)(1), not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall—
(A) in consultation with representatives of consumer groups, clothing storage unit manufacturers, craft or handmade furniture manufacturers, and independent child product engineers and experts, examine and assess the effectiveness of any voluntary consumer product safety standards for clothing storage units; and
(B) in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, promulgate a final consumer product safety standard for clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury that includes—
(2) TREATMENT OF STANDARD.—A consumer product safety standard promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058).
(c) Subsequent rulemaking.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—At any time subsequent to the publication of a consumer product safety standard under subsection (b)(1), the Commission may initiate a rulemaking, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code to modify the requirements of the consumer product safety standard described in subsection (b)(1) if reasonably necessary to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury.
(2) REVISION OF RULE.—If, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revises its Clinical Growth Charts, the consumer product safety standard described in subsection (b)(1) shall , on the date that is 180 days after such revision, be revised to include tests that simulate the weight of children up to the 95th percentile weight of children 72 months in age, as depicted in the revised Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Growth Charts, unless the Commission determines the modification is not reasonably necessary to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury.
(3) TREATMENT OF RULES.—Any rule promulgated under paragraph (1) or revision made pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058).
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[Report No. 116–209] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety rule for
free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over
related death or injury, and for other purposes. | |||||
September 16, 2019 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed |