Senate passes it's version of the CPSC Reform Act H.R. 4040. The bill contains several provisions that remain of concern to the industry.
•Increasing civil penalties from $1.8 million to $20 million;
•Creation of a public database of complaints by customers and other third parties that could contain inaccurate and unsubstantiated disparaging remarks about your products along with sensitive information;
•Weakening of federal preemption provisions that shield manufacturers from inconsistent state safety standards;
•Allowing greater authority for state attorneys general to interpret and enforce federal CPSC FR and other standards;
•Allowing employees to become "bounty hunters" by reporting perceived safety violations to the CPSC and allowing them to possibly collect compensatory damages
TAKE ACTION NOW!
• Visit the ISPA Legislative Action Center to find a sample letter and contacts for your legislators so you can voice your opposition to this bill
GET MORE INFORMATION
•Download a summary of H.R. 4040
• Summary of S. 2045
• Download a copy of S. 2045
• Download a copy of H.R. 4040
• Read NAM Coalition testimony in the House Energy and Commerce Committee (November 6, 2007)
• Read the letter sent from ISPA President Dick Doyle to ISPA members about the CPSC Reform Act. (October 18, 2007)|
• Read the letter from Nancy Nord, Acting Commissioner of the CPSC to Senators Stevens and Inouye about S.2045 (October 24, 2007)
• Letter from NAM's Council of Manufacturing Associations to Senators Pryor and Inouye about the Reform Act. (October 30, 2007)
• View a letter from the White House to Senator Inouye about S.2045 (October 29, 2007)
ISPA encourages members to forward any media inquiries regarding this proposal to Ryan Trainer for a reply.
rtrainer@sleepproducts.org
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