US SB1902 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)
Status: Introduced on June 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to revise the safety standards for freestanding clothing storage units such as a dressers, bureaus, or chests of drawers. Such standards must include specified testing related to tip overs and new warning requirements for all such products entering the U.S. market.
Title
STURDY Act Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
| Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] |
| Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2211 (Same As) 2019-09-18 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Commerce
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Product safety and quality
Child safety and welfare
Commerce
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Product safety and quality
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1902/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1902/BILLS-116s1902is.pdf |
