Consumer Product Safety Bill Passes House

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress prepares torecess for the holidays, the House of Representatives today passedcomprehensive consumer product safety legislation – H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Modernization Act of 2007– unanimously on a vote of 407 to 0. Energy and Commerce Committee ViceChair Diana DeGette, an original cosponsor of the legislation,supported the measure and applauded its passage.

"Congressscored a win for the American people today by passing comprehensiveconsumer product safety legislation aimed at protecting consumers fromharmful products. This legislation beefs up the Consumer Product SafetyCommission (CPSC) by giving it the tools and resources to carry out themission of ensuring the safety of the products we bring into our homes.With countless toys recalled because of excessive amounts of lead, thismeasure not only imposes the toughest lead standard in the world forchildren's toys, but also requires independent, third-party testing ofconsumer products.

"Protecting people from harmful productshas been a top priority for me and this Congress. I am proud to haveworked as part of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Houseleadership to pass this legislation."