HR 1796 · 111th Congress · Commerce

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act

Introduced 2009-03-30· Sponsored by Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2010-08-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms (American National Standard ANSI/UL 2034-2005) as a mandatory consumer product safety standard. Makes it unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor to import or distribute any new assembled or unassembled residential carbon monoxide detector unless it complies with the standard. Requires the CPSC to promulgate consumer product safety rules requiring, at a minimum, that every portable generator sold to the public for purposes other than resale: (1) have certain warning labels and a warning pictogram; and (2) include in its instruction manual (if any) certain warnings and instructions. Requires the CPSC to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states to carry out a carbon monoxide alarm program.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1796, Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act

Jul 27, 2010

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2010</p>

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H.R. 1796, Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act

Jul 27, 2010

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2010

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (9)

9 Democrats