To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a rule banning children's toys containing mercury.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D WatsonSponsor

16 cosponsors · 14 D, 1 R, 1 I

D Millender-McDonald DM

D Majette MOD Owens DP

D Payne BS

I Sanders JS

D Schakowsky

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission, within six months of enactment of this Act, to promulgate a rule declaring mercury-containing toys to be banned hazardous products under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 13, 2004

Defines "mercury-containing toy" as any toy or other product that contains mercury and is designed primarily for or marketed primarily to children.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a rule banning children's toys containing mercury.

Latest action (Jul 13, 2004): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 13, 2004

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.