Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvements Act of 1976

Summary

Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvements Act - Authorizes to be appropriated to the Consumer Products Safety Commission $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Declares that no officer or agency of the United States other than the Civil Service Commission shall have any authority to require the Chairman or the Commission to obtain approval of the employment or promotion of any individual by the Commission. Declares that no individual may be required to advocate any program or position espoused by the executive branch of the Federal Government as a prerequisite to employment or promotion by the Commission. Declares that the Congress shall exercise continuing oversight over the activities of the Commission. Empowers duly authorized committees of the Congress to conduct inquiries into the activities of the Commission. Requires every product liability insurer and independent testing laboratory which discovers that a consumer product distributed in commerce fails to comply with an applicable consumer product safety rule, or contains a defect which could create a substantial product hazard, to notify the manufacturer of such product of such a discovery within one business day. Requires such laboratory or insurer to inform the Commission of such discovery if the manufacturer fails to do so within 24 hours of receipt of such notice. Deletes the requirement of the Consumer Product Safety Act that the Attorney General concur in the bringing or defending of civil or criminal actions pursuant to such Act.

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Timeline

1. 7 February 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 February 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 June 1975

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce with amendment, S. Rept. 94-251.

   Source: Committee

4. 24 June 1975

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce with amendment, S. Rept. 94-251.

   Source: Committee

5. 18 July 1975

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #297 (76-8).

   Source: Floor

6. 18 July 1975

   Floor

   Call of calendar in Senate.

   Source: Floor

7. 22 October 1975

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 6844.

   Source: Floor

8. 22 October 1975

   Passed

   Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 6844.

   Source: Floor

9. 22 October 1975

   Floor

   Measure called up by special rule in House.

   Source: Floor

10. 5 December 1975

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference scheduled in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

11. 8 December 1975

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference scheduled in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

12. 8 April 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-1022.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

13. 8 April 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-1022.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

14. 13 April 1976

    Passed

    House agreed to conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

15. 13 April 1976

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

16. 13 April 1976

    Vote

    Motion to recommit conference report to the Committee of Conference with instructions rejected in House, roll call #197 (177-192).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

17. 28 April 1976

    Passed

    Senate agreed to conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

18. 28 April 1976

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

19. 29 April 1976

    President

    Measure enrolled in Senate.

    Source: President

20. 29 April 1976

    Floor

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: Floor

21. 29 April 1976

    President

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: President

22. 29 April 1976

    President

    Measure enrolled in House.

    Source: President

23. 11 May 1976

    President

    Public law 94-284.

    Source: President

24. 11 May 1976

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

25. 11 May 1976

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Documents

3 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 12 May 1976

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 8 April 1976

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  summary · EN · 7 February 1975

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Sponsors

• Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
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