US Congress House Bill 3076 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10)
Status: Introduced on June 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Consumer Product and Food Safety Information Act of 2009 - Requires the head of each federal product safety enforcement agency to design and implement a public information plan to use agency and media resources to provide information to the public concerning: (1) the role of the agency in ensuring product safety; (2) steps consumers can take to enhance their safety while using regulated products; (3) product recalls; and (4) additional information to enhance consumer safety. Requires such plan to include procedures for developing and distributing product safety information to the public. Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish: (1) a clearinghouse to collect and distribute product recall and safety information to government entities and the public; (2) a toll-free number for such information; and (3) a public website to provide recall information to the public.Requires the head of each enforcement agency to issue: (1) national public service announcements that contain information on the public safety role of the agency, available resources, and product safety information; and (2) posters and other printed material on the public safety role of the agency.Sets forth requirements for product recall notifications and quarterly reporting.Requires any manufacturer or distributor of a product who voluntarily initiates a product recall as a result of safety concerns to provide notice of such recall to the relevant enforcement agency within 10 days.

Consumer Product and Food Safety Information Act of 2009

Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-07		Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
2009-06-26		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3076/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3076/BILLS-111hr3076ih.pdf