Detailed Summary

Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms (American National Standard ANSI/UL 2034-2005) as a mandatory consumer product safety standard. Makes it unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor to import into or distribute any new assembled or unassembled residential carbon monoxide detector unless it complies with the standard.

Requires the CPSC to promulgate consumer product safety rules requiring, at a minimum, that every portable generator sold to the public for purposes other than resale: (1) have certain warning labels and a warning pictogram; and (2) include in its instruction manual (if any) certain warnings and instructions.

Requires the CPSC to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states to carry out a carbon monoxide alarm program.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 3/30/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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