US Congress House Bill 142 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Dangerous Products Warning Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a business entity or product supervisor to knowingly conceal information about a serious danger associated with a product or business practice. Specifically, it imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—on a business entity or product supervisor who knows of a serious danger and knowingly fails to warn employees and inform a federal agency. Additionally, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly retaliate against (i.e., engage in employment discrimination against) an employee who warns other employees or informs a federal agency of a serious danger with a product or practice. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both—on a violator.

Dangerous Products Warning Act

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/142/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr142/BILLS-115hr142ih.pdf