Youth Poisoning Protection Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill bans high-concentration sodium nitrite consumer products by treating them as banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act. It defines high concentration as 10 percent or more sodium nitrite by weight, takes effect 90 days after enactment, and leaves commercial or industrial uses untouched when the product is not customarily produced or distributed for consumer sale or use. It also excludes sodium nitrite that qualifies as a drug, device, cosmetic, food, poultry product, meat or meat food product, egg, or egg product under federal food and drug laws.
Who Benefits and How
Youth consumers benefit because high-concentration sodium nitrite products would be removed from the consumer market. Parents benefit from a federal hazardous-product ban aimed at products associated with youth poisoning risk. Consumer safety advocates benefit because the bill uses the Consumer Product Safety Act banned-product framework. The Consumer Product Safety Commission benefits from a clear statutory basis to treat covered high-concentration sodium nitrite consumer products as banned hazardous products.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Manufacturers of high-concentration sodium nitrite consumer products must stop producing or distributing covered products for consumer sale or use. Retailers must remove covered consumer products containing 10 percent or more sodium nitrite by weight from sale. Online marketplaces must police listings for banned hazardous sodium nitrite consumer products. The Consumer Product Safety Commission must enforce the ban after the 90-day effective date.
Key Provisions
- Classifies consumer products with 10 percent or more sodium nitrite by weight as banned hazardous products.
- Uses section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act as the legal framework for the ban.
- Exempts commercial and industrial uses not customarily produced or distributed for consumer sale, use, or enjoyment.
- Excludes sodium nitrite regulated as drugs, devices, cosmetics, food, poultry products, meat products, eggs, or egg products.
- Provides a 90-day effective date after enactment.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Classifies consumer products containing 10 percent or more sodium nitrite by weight as banned hazardous products under the Consumer Product Safety Act, while exempting commercial and industrial uses and sodium nitrite regulated as food, drugs, devices, cosmetics, meat, poultry, or eggs.
Key Policy Areas
Consumer Protection, Public Health
Primary Purpose
Classifies consumer products containing 10 percent or more sodium nitrite by weight as banned hazardous products under the Consumer Product Safety Act, while exempting commercial and industrial uses and sodium nitrite regulated as food, drugs, devices, cosmetics, meat, poultry, or eggs.
Policy Domains
Bill provisions
Identified Gains
- Youth consumers
- Parents
- Consumer safety advocates
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
Identified Costs
- Manufacturers of high-concentration sodium nitrite consumer products
- Retailers
- Online marketplaces
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Reported by Mr. Cruz, without amendment
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz …
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported …
Introduced in Senate
Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Moreno, and Ms. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …
Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Moreno) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Manufacturers of high-concentration sodium nitrite consumer products
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "cpsc"
- → Consumer Product Safety Commission
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