S 833 · 97th Congress · Commerce

Consumer Product Safety Act Amendments of 1981

Introduced 1981-03-31· Sponsored by Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer.(1981-03-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Consumer Product Safety Act Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to limit to five the number of field offices which the Consumer Product Safety Commission may maintain. Directs the Commission to notify the Congressional commerce committees of any consumer product information or research grant in an amount greater than $50,000. Requires the Commission to find that compliance with a voluntary standard is unlikely to result in elimination of risk or that substantial compliance with such a standard is unlikely, before promulgating a regulation with respect to which persons have adopted a voluntary standard. Applies such requirement to Commission authority under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act and the Flammable Fabrics Act. Requires the Commission to include in its report to Congress a consideration of the number and effectiveness of consumer product safety standards. Eliminates the current provision prohibiting the incorporation of any sampling plan in a safety standard, except with respect to flammability standards. Prohibits the making of any contribution to the cost of developing a proposed consumer product safety standard or participating with the Commis…

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