US Congress House Bill 1977 (Prior Session Legislation)

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April 21 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Drywall Safety Act of 2009 - Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to: (1) study drywall that was imported from China from 2004 through 2007 and used in U.S. residences; and (2) initiate a proceeding on whether a consumer product safety standard regulating drywall materials is necessary. Requires the CPSC to: (1) designate drywall containing over 5% organic compounds by weight as a product with a product defect which constitutes a substantial product hazard; and (2) order manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of such drywall to cease distribution and notify all persons who handle such product to cease distribution. Requires that the order remain in effect until: (1) the CPSC publishes a determination that such a standard is not necessary; or (2) such a standard takes effect.

Drywall Safety Act of 2009

Rep Nye, Glenn C.	Rep Kosmas, Suzanne M.	Rep Crenshaw, Ander	Rep Buchanan, Vern
Rep Taylor, Gene	Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana	Rep Meeks, Gregory W.	Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C.
Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario	Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln	Rep Wexler, Robert	Rep Van Hollen, Chris
Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"	Rep Posey, Bill	Rep Putnam, Adam H.
Rep Wittman, Robert J.	Rep Scalise, Steve	Rep Forbes, J. Randy	Rep Rohrabacher, Dana
Rep Wolf, Frank R.	Rep Rooney, Thomas J.	Rep Poe, Ted	Rep Melancon, Charlie
Rep Cassidy, Bill	Rep Carney, Christopher P.	Rep Cao, Anh "Joseph"	Rep Klein, Ron
Rep Young, C.W. Bill	Rep Payne, Donald M.	Rep Nye, Glenn C., III	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.
Rep Carson, Andre	Rep Carnahan, Russ	Rep Brown, Corrine	Rep Ackerman, Gary L.
Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie	Rep Sutton, Betty	Rep Stupak, Bart	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.
Rep McNerney, Jerry	Rep Massa, Eric J. J.	Rep Dahlkemper, Kathleen A.	Rep Castor, Kathy
Rep Doggett, Lloyd	Rep Grayson, Alan	Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Moore, Gwen
Rep Meek, Kendrick B.	Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep McCarthy, Carolyn	Rep Lewis, John
Rep Kaptur, Marcy	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Israel, Steve	Rep Holt, Rush D.
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Green, Al	Rep Rangel, Charles B.

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-21		Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
2009-04-02		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB739 (Same As) 2009-03-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN01977:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr1977ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr1977ih.pdf