WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Product safety

S. 3660, The Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3660 would amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, and it would encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes....

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S. 3502, The Children's Environmental Health and Safety Risk Reduction Act

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3502 would provide for the establishment of a task force to address the environmental health and safety risks posed to children....

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P.L. 110-314, The Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.33

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4040 would establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission....

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S. 3425, The SUN Act

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3425 would make effective the proposed rule of the Food and Drug Administration relating to sunscreen drug products....

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S. 3375, The Protect Children from Dangerous Lighters Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3375 would prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of novelty lighters....

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S. 3409, The Drug and Device Accountability Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3409 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety and quality of medical products and enhance the authorities of the Food and Drug Administration....

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S. 3274, The National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3274 would reauthorize the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act....

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H.R. 1108, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $85.12

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1108 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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S. 3138, The Do-Not-Text Act of 2008

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3138 would prohibit text message spam....

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H.R. 6270, The ACCESS Act

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6270 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients....

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S. 3083, The TRADE Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3083 would require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, it would set terms for future trade agreements, and it would express the sense of the Senate that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened....

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H.R. 6180, The TRADE Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6180 would require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, it would set terms for future trade agreements, and it would express the sense of the House of Representatives that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened....

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S. 3046, The ACCESS Act

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3046 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients....

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H.R. 6100, The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6100 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances....

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S. 3040, The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3040 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances....

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S. 3020, The Food and Drug Administration Accountability and Transparency Act

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3020 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the postmarket surveillance of devices....

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H.R. 6017, To ameliorate the effects of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes by reducing phosphorus inputs, and for other purposes

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6017 would ameliorate the effects of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes by reducing phosphorus inputs....

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H.R. 5753, To prohibit the sale of kitchen ranges or ovens which do not include a design, bracket, or other device which complies with an applicable consensus product safety standard intended to prevent the product from tipping

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5753 would prohibit the sale of kitchen ranges or ovens which do not include a design, bracket, or other device which complies with an applicable consensus product safety standard intended to prevent the product from tipping....

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H.R. 5692, The Infant Crib Safety Act

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5692 would provide for infant crib safety....

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S. 2449, The Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2449 would amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, and disclosures of discovery information in civil actions....

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H.R. 5636, The Consumer Product and Food Safety Information Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5636 would establish a comprehensive process to inform American consumers about food and product recalls....

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H.R. 5480, The Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $131.89

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5480 would respond to a Medicare funding warning....

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S. 2662, The Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $131.89

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2662 would respond to a medicare funding warning....

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S. 2724, The CJ's Home Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2724 would amend the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the United States....

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S. 2663, The CPSC Reform Act

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2663 would reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, it would improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, and it would improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs....

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