United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2423 (98th)
A bill to provide that surgical drapes will be subject to the flammability standards which must be met by articles of wearing apparel under the Flammable Fabrics Act.
Introduced
7 April 1983
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
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3 June 2026
Summary
Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify surgical drapes as articles of wearing apparel under the Flammable Fabrics Act, thus subjecting them to flammability standards.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 April 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/2423
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/2423