H.R. 142 · 115th Congress
Dangerous Products Warning Act
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This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a business entity or product supervisor to knowingly conceal information about a serious danger associated with a product or business practice.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2017
Dangerous Products Warning Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a business entity or product supervisor to knowingly conceal information about a serious danger associated with a product or business practice. Specifically, it imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—on a business entity or product supervisor who knows of a serious danger and knowingly fails to warn employees and inform a federal agency.
Additionally, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly retaliate against (i.e., engage in employment discrimination against) an employee who warns other employees or informs a federal agency of a serious danger with a product or practice. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both—on a violator.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Dangerous Products Warning Act
Latest action (Jan 23, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 3, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.