Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: Difference between revisions

The '''Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act''' ('''CPSIA''') of 2008 is a [[United States]] law signed on August 14, 2008 by [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]. The legislative [[Bill (proposed law)|bill]] was known as [[United States House of Representatives|HR]] 4040, sponsored by [[Congressman]] [[Bobby Rush]] (D-Ill.). On December 19, 2007, the U.S. House approved the bill 407-0. On March 6, 2008, the U.S. Senate approved the bill 79-13.<ref>GovTrack.us. "[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-4040 H.R. 4040--110th Congress (2007): Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008], GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) (accessed Dec 6, 2008)</ref> The law—public law 110-314—increases the budget of the [[U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission|Consumer Product Safety Commission]] (CPSC), imposes new testing and documentation requirements, and sets new acceptable levels of several substances. It imposes new requirements on manufacturers of apparel, shoes, personal care products, accessories and jewelry, home furnishings, bedding, toys, electronics and video games, books, school supplies, educational materials and science kits. The Act also increases fines and specifies jail time for some violations.