CAP Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7096 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7096 To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to strike provisions relating to the maximum civil penalties for violations of product safety standards. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2024 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to strike provisions relating to the maximum civil penalties for violations of product safety standards. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act'' or the ``CAP Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT. (a) Civil Penalty Cap.--Section 20(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2069(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) …