Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman John D. Dingell (D-MI15) hailed the House's passage of H.R. 2715, a bill to correct unintended consequences caused by the landmark Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008. The bill passed the House under suspension of the rules by a vote of 421-2.
H.R. 2715 solves many of CPSIA's unanticipated problems, said Dingell. It includes common-sense changes to help small businesses comply with the law in a manner that does not bankrupt them. The bill also recognizes that bicycles and paper books do not constitute a hazard for children in terms of lead content and should therefore be exempted from CPSIA's lead limits. This bill is the product of bipartisan and collegial work in the House, something, I am proud to say, that we in Congress are still capable of doing. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to take up and pass this bill without revision or delay.
