HR 730 IH

To provide that children's sleepwear shall be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards.

February 27, 2001

Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mrs. MALONEY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

To provide that children's sleepwear shall be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Children's Sleepwear Safety Act of 2001'.

SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF AMENDMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL- Without regard to any other law, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall amend its Flammable Fabrics Act standards to revoke the amendments to the standards for the flammability of children's sleepwear sizes 0 through 6X (contained in regulations published at 16 C.F.R. part 1615) and 7 through 14 (contained in regulations published at 16 C.F.R. part 1616) issued by the Commission on September 9, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 47,634).

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- Sleepwear manufactured or imported before the effective date (as established by the Commission) of the Commission's revocation required by subsection (a) shall not be considered in violation of the Flammable Fabrics Act if it complied with the Commission rules in effect at the time it was manufactured or imported.

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