To make improvements to the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act.
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 10, 2013)
Amends the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act to require each portable fuel container manufactured for sale in the United States and intended for use by consumers to conform to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International standard specifications for: (1) child resistance of portable fuel containers for consumer use; (2) cautionary labeling of portable gasoline, kerosene, and diesel containers for consumer use; and (3) portable kerosene and diesel containers for consumer use. Considers such standards to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Requires ASTM International to notify CPSC of any proposed revision to applicable standards. Requires the proposed revision to be incorporated in the consumer product safety rule unless CPSC notifies ASTM International that such revision does not carry out the purposes of this Act.
What just happenedApr 12, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 10, 2013
- Apr 12, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Apr 10, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Apr 10, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House