HR 1692 · 111th Congress · Commerce

To amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act to exempt ordinary books from the lead limit in such Act.

Introduced 2009-03-24· Sponsored by Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.(2009-03-25)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act to exempt ordinary books from the lead limits on children's products. Defines "ordinary books" as books published on paper or cardboard, printed by conventional publishing methods, intended to be read, and lacking inherent play value.…

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Cosponsors (17)

2 Democrats15 Republicans
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]TX
Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]PA
Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]KS
Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]NC
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]IN
Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]IN
Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]PA
Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large]WY
Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]TN
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]VA
Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]TN
Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6]KY
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]NC
Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3]AR
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]CO
Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]TX