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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 1990

Public Law 101-608 · S. 605 · 101st Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Nov 16, 1990 · Commerce

Sponsor: Sen. Richard Bryan (D-NV)

Cosponsors (3): Sen. Albert Gore, Sen. John Kerry,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 375 yea, 41 nay375–41
SenateVoice vote

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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 1990 - Title I: Amendments to Acts - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) with respect to the Consumer Product Safety Commission to: (1) require the President, when making appointments to the Commission, to consider individuals with consumer product safety backgrounds; (2) decrease quorum requirements in certain circumstances; (3) revise and add to the list of personnel to be appointed by the Chairman; and (4) direct the Commission to establish an agenda and priorities for its actions prior to each fiscal year.

Permits disclosure of certain information to Commission representatives, including contractors.

Amends the CPSA, the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), and the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA) (the Acts) to require the Commission to: (1) devise procedures to monitor compliance with certain voluntary standards; and (2) terminate a proceeding to promulgate a consumer product safety rule only if a voluntary standard has been finally approved.

Amends the CPSA to set a 12-month deadline, subject to extension, on the issuance of any proposed consumer product safety rule after the date of publication of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

Amends the Acts to require the Commission to grant, in whole or in part, or deny a petition to initiate a rulemaking within a reasonable time after the petition is filed. Prohibits the Commission from denying a petition on the basis of a voluntary standard unless the standard has been finally approved and other requirements are met.

Amends the CPSA to add to the list of reasons a manufacturer is required to notify the Commission: (1) apparent failure to comply with a voluntary standard; (2) apparent creation of an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death; and (3) in certain circumstances, civil actions for death or grievous bodily injury. Declares that the reporting of a civil action shall not constitute an admission of liability under any statute or common law. Prohibits the Commission from disclosing information about a civil action, including under legal process. Requires disclosure, on request, to specified congressional committees.

Requires, subject to exception, a presiding hearing officer to transmit to the Commission any settlement offer.

Directs the Commission to establish a permanent product surveillance program in cooperation with other appropriate Federal agencies to: (1) carry out its responsibilities under this Act; and (2) prevent the entry of unsafe consumer products into U.S. commerce.

Increases civil penalties imposed under the CPSA on persons who violate consumer product safety requirements. Adds civil penalties to the criminal penalties imposed in connection with violations of the FHSA and the FFA. Provides for automatic increases in the maximum authorized civil penalties under the Acts, based on increases in the Consumer Price Index.

Allows appointment of employees of the National Institutes of Health, the National Toxicology Program, and the National Center for Toxicological Research to be appointed to the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out the CPSA.

Amends the FHSA and the FFA to empower an attorney general of a State who alleges a violation under those Acts to bring a civil action for enforcement.

Mandates a feasibility study on requiring entities subject to the CPSA to pay for Commission services.

Title II: Related Provisions - Requires the Commission to: (1) pursue its pending proceedings to establish a safety standard for cigarette lighters; and (2) report to the Congress on its activities to reduce exposure of individuals to indoor air pollutants.

Requires each automatic residential garage door opener manufactured after specified dates for sale in the United States to conform to certain entrapment protection standards. Sets forth labeling requirements. Requires notification by manufacturers to the public of the potential for garage door entrapment.

Mandates a study of the effectiveness of aversive agents in deterring ingestion of hazardous products.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 101st Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 375 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

375 yea41 nay15 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(238)

Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. George CrockettD-MI-13
Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Craig WashingtonD-TX-18
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1
Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-5
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-19
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Chester AtkinsD-MA-5
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. James JontzD-IN-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-20
Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
Rep. Albert EspyD-MS-2
Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-9
Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
Rep. David NagleD-IA-3
Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-30
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Terry BruceD-IL-19
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
Rep. Douglas BoscoD-CA-1
Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-21
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-23
Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-22
Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-14
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE
Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
Rep. Ben JonesD-GA-4
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1
Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11
Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-3
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-15
Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4
Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
Rep. Ben CampbellD-CO-3
Rep. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
Rep. Elizabeth PattersonD-SC-4
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1

Republicans who voted yea(137)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Patricia SaikiR-HI-1
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-27
Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-34
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-12
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-14
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. James GrantD-FL-2
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Tommy RobinsonD-AR-2
Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Bill SchuetteR-MI-10
Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
Rep. Jack BuechnerR-MO-2
Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
Rep. Craig JamesR-FL-4
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-6
Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8
Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-4
Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-13
Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. Andy IrelandR-FL-10
Rep. Daniel SlaughterR-VA-7
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
Rep. William PaxonR-NY-31
Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-21
Rep. Hank BrownR-CO-4
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-24
Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-12
Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. Jim InhofeR-OK-1
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-43
Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
Rep. James LightfootR-IA-5
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-37
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-42
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-45
Rep. Charles DouglasR-NH-2
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Bob SmithR-NH-1
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 863 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Energy and Commerce Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness Subcommittee
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 39 actions.

Nov 16, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-608.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Nov 9, 1990PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Oct 25, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 375 - 41 (Roll no. 520).House roll call 520
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 375 - 41 (Roll no. 520).House roll call 520
Resolving differencesResolving differences · The House preceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 101-914 as unfinished business.
Oct 23, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · House considered conference report under suspension of the rules Oct. 23, 1990.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Ritter demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report. Without objection a second is ordered.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Walgren moved to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report, H. Rept. 101-914.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
FloorFloor · POSTPONING ROLL CALL VOTE - At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report. The Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the Chair's previous announcement, the ordered roll call was postpo…
Oct 22, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and official papers held at the desk in Senate.
Oct 21, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report H. Rept. 101-914 filed.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 101-914 filed.
Aug 4, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Hollings; Bryan; Gore; Danforth; Gorton.
FloorFloor · Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Jul 20, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · The chair appointed conferees: Dingell, Walgren, Slattery, Lent, and Ritter.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House insist upon its amendments, and request a conference Agreed to without objection.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Walgren asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendments, and request a conference.
FloorFloor · Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill and House requests a conference.
FloorFloor · FURTHER APPOINTMENTS OF CONFEREES - By unanimous consent, the Speaker reserved the right to make future appointments of conferees.
Jul 16, 1990FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · A similar measure H.R. 4952 was laid on the table without objection.
FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended to that of similar measure H.R. 4952. Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
FloorFloor · The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 4952. Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Energy and Commerce Committee

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.