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H.R. 4040 (110th): Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008

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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Sponsor and status

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Bobby Rush

Sponsor. Representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Aug 1, 2008
Length: 62 pages
Introduced
Nov 1, 2007
110th Congress (2007–2009)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 14, 2008

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on August 14, 2008.

Law
Pub.L. 110-314
Cosponsors

106 Cosponsors (98 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

Source
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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“McNerney Backs Consumer Product Safety Measure”
    — Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA9, 2013-2022] (Co-sponsor) on Jul 30, 2008

“Inhofe Supports Legislation Protecting Children and American Consumers”
    — Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK, 1994-2022] on Aug 1, 2008

“McNerney Pushes for Tougher Toy Safety Standards, Quicker Dissemination of Recall Information”
    — Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA9, 2013-2022] (Co-sponsor) on Dec 19, 2007

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History

Nov 1, 2007
 
Introduced

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Dec 18, 2007
 
Ordered Reported

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Dec 19, 2007
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Mar 6, 2008
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

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Mar 7, 2008
 
Text Published

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Jul 30, 2008
 
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

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Jul 31, 2008
 
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

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Aug 14, 2008
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 4040 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4040. This is the one from the 110th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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