Sunshine in Product Safety Act
The Sunshine in Product Safety Act (HR 1686) amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to publicly disclose safety information about consumer products without delay. It removes a provision (Section 6(b)) that previously allowed the Commission to withhold information if it had not met certain procedural requirements. This change directly affects consumers and product safety advocates by ensuring faster public access to safety data on potentially hazardous items. The bill simplifies disclosure requirements, making safety information more readily available to the public.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 21, 2023
Last action Mar 31, 2023
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Committee
2
Mar 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
Co
Maxwell Frost
DDemocratic
Co
Val T. Hoyle
DDemocratic
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