S4298-118

Introduced

To provide that certain water beads products shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced May 9, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide that certain water beads products shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Trade, Education.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HE5CE03E0DA884A46A6C66015778653CD: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Esther’s Law.
  • Section id342a1b5307f14a34ae95273d7a769074: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term art material or art material product has the meaning given such term in section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Hazardous...
  • Section id1d77d1b415154f3bb3104ad7d86c2cfb: 3. Certain water beads products considered banned hazardous products On and after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a...
  • Section idfa61764beb7e401dbe83b7efd874b6dd: 4. Regulation of water bead products not designed, intended, or marketed as toys, educational materials, art materials, or sensory tools Not later than 24...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide that certain water beads products shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Trade, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide that certain water beads products shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Trade Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 9, 2024

Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Casey, and Ms. Collins) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Trade Education
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"water beads product" §id342a1b5307f14a34ae95273d7a769074

a consumer product, whether accessible or not, that— is composed, in whole or in part, of water-absorbing super absorbent polymers, such as polyacrylamides and polyacrylates

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