To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard with respect to retractable awnings.
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Mr. Balderson (for himself and Ms. Castor of Florida) introduced …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to create mandatory safety standards for fixed and freestanding retractable awnings within 18 months. The standard must address the risk of death or serious injury from awnings unexpectedly opening and striking people.
Who Benefits and How
Consumers who own or use retractable awnings benefit from reduced risk of injury or death from awning malfunctions. Safety advocacy groups benefit from achieving a long-sought regulatory goal.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Retractable awning manufacturers must redesign products to meet new safety standards, increasing production costs. The CPSC must develop and enforce the new regulations within a tight 18-month deadline.
Key Provisions
- CPSC must issue final consumer product safety standard within 18 months
- Standard must protect against unexpected awning opening hazards
- Standard treated as consumer product safety rule under existing law
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires CPSC to create safety standards for retractable awnings
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Mandate CPSC rulemaking to address specific product hazard"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "cpsc"
- → Consumer Product Safety Commission
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